After losing to Cloquet the last time they met, Brainerd decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Brainerd Warriors came out on top in a nail-biter against the Cloquet Lumberjacks on Saturday, sneaking past 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Warriors.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Brainerd got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 17-25, 18-16.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Brainerd to victory, but perhaps none more so than Evelyn Hagen, who had 11 digs and three aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophia White, who had 18 digs.
Brainerd's victory bumped their record up to 5-11. As for Cloquet, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Brainerd's road trip will continue as they head out to face Fergus Falls at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Brainerd is facing Fergus Falls at the right time seeing as Fergus Falls is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Cloquet, they will challenge Princeton at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Princeton will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Cloquet surely won't give up without a fight.
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