North Branch faced Mercy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Broncos fell 2-0 to the Marlins. The Broncos were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Marlins apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
Aubree Deshetsky paced North Branch's offense, picking up eight kills. Deshetsky got some help from Kylie Doherty and her 19 assists. Allysse Deshetsky and Addison Franklin kept things locked in from the service line: the pair finished with two aces apiece.
Mercy found their leader in freshman Kate Berghoff, who had 15 digs. Those 15 digs set a new season-high mark for Berghoff.
This is the second loss in a row for North Branch and nudges their season record down to 21-4. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 21-4-2 Brighton (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 85.5% over those games). As for Mercy, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 17-2.
North Branch didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 defeat against Utica Eisenhower on the 27th. As for Mercy, they have also already played their next matchup, a 2-0 victory against Brighton on the 27th.
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