The Brookfield Warriors will head out to square off against the Struthers Wildcats at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Brookfield will be strutting in after a win, while Struthers will be coming in after a defeat.
Coming off a road loss, Brookfield was happy to be home on Thursday where their crowd gave them all the motivation they needed. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Southeast, sneaking past 3-2.
Brookfield took Southeast into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 18-25, 22-25, 25-18, 15-11.
Brookfield got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Auna Husband out in front who had 22 digs, 19 kills, and eight aces. Cassi Samios was another key player, getting 22 digs, 19 kills, and three aces.
Meanwhile, Struthers was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Girard, falling 3-0.
Once all was said and done, the final set scores wound up at 25-8, 25-8, 25-19.
Brookfield has now won six of their last eight games at home. Despite that, they're 8-9 this season. As for Struthers, they have now lost four of their last five games on the road. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-15 record this season.
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