• Groton had the 1-0 lead in the second game, but then dug a hole and got into trouble as Britton-Hecla took a 10-6 lead. Then Britton-Hecla started to lose control by hitting the ball out of bounds, serving into the net and having a violation at the net. Groton closed to within one, 11-

10. The Braves called time out. Groton gave Britton-Hecla a point with a hit out of bounds to make it a 12-10 Britton-Hecla lead. Camille Sippel had a kill and Nikki Koehler had three ace serves as Groton took a 14-12 lead.
• The Braves tied the game at 14, but then frustration started to set in. Britton-Hecla hit the ball out of bounds three times, served into the net and Koehler had a an ace serve as Groton took a 20-15 lead. Britton called time-out, but Britton hit into the net, hit the ball too many times and couldn't contain a tip over by

Camille Sippel as Groton took a 23-16 lead. Britton-Hecla gave Groton a point with a serve into the net and on the final point, Sippel had a slam kill as Groton won, 25-16.
• The third game was nearly identical to the second with Groton getting the 2-0 lead, but then quickly falling behind, 6-2. The Braves upped their lead to six at 15-9. Then trouble set it once again for Britton-Hecla. Sippel had a hard hit that bounced off a player, Josie Doeden followed with a kill in empty floor space, the Braves lost

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