The Lake Braddock Bruins will head out on the road to take on the Fairfax Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, Lake Braddock was able to grind out a solid victory over South County, taking the game 3-1. The Bruins haven't had any issues with the Stallions recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Lake Braddock had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-19, 25-22, 25-15.
Lake Braddock can attribute much of their success to Yana Jensen, who had 14 digs and four assists, and Megan Sanjaasuren, who had nine digs and two assists. That's the most assists Sanjaasuren has posted since back in September of 2024. Eden Smith also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.
Lake Braddock was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Fairfax hadn't done well against Alexandria City recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Lions came out on top against the Titans by a score of 3-1.
Lake Braddock's record is now 6-3. As for Fairfax, their record now sits at 6-4.
Lake Braddock skirted past Fairfax 3-2 in their previous matchup back in August. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bruins since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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