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TRACY -- Braelynn Kirk stepped up big time in the back row for the Tracy-Milroy-Balaton volleyball team on Tuesday as the Panthers earned a 25-8, 25-12, 25-9 sweep of Yellow Medicine East in Camden Conference play.
Kirk finished with a game-high 19 digs, as well as four kills in the match. Her back-row efforts were aided by another 15 digs by Lauren Knakmuhs, and Melaina Ankrum set the tone at the net with three ace blocks.
Offensively, Ankrum tallied 11 kills with just one attacking error. She also finished with 16 assists, splitting setting duties with Allison Dolan's 14.
Kourtney Peterson led the Sting defensively with nine digs while Hanna Bones contributed a pair of ace blocks. No Sting player finished with more than two kills.
Allie Adams contributed nine kills in the win for TMB.
TMB improves to 11-9 and next faces the tall task of going on the road to take on No. 1 Minneota (18-2) on Thursday at 7:15 p.m.
Yellow Medicine East (4-11) heads to Cottonwood for a game against Lakeview (9-5) at the same time.