West Branch won the last time they faced Mount Union, and things went their way on Thursday too. The West Branch Warriors put the hurt on the Mount Union Trojans with a sharp 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant West Branch was: they took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-6, 25-12, 25-6.
West Branch was led to victory by Brielle Bainey and Kaitlyn Bucha. Bainey had eight digs and five aces, while Bucha had five aces. The dominant performance also gave Bucha a new career-high in aces.
West Branch has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2-1 record this season. As for Mount Union, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. West Branch is on the road again on Tuesday to play Berlin Brothersvalley at 7:15 p.m. Berlin Brothersvalley is coming into the contest with three straight wins at home, so West Branch will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Mount Union, they will venture away from home to take on Moshannon Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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