Volleyball Preview: Rice Lake Warriors vs. Ellsworth Panthers
Rice Lake has been away from home for seven games now, but on Tuesday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Ellsworth Panthers at 7:15 p.m. Rice Lake will be strutting in after a win while Ellsworth will be coming in after a loss.
Rice Lake is headed into the matchup having just posted their biggest victory since September 5th on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Northwestern with a sharp 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-19, 25-16.
Rice Lake can attribute much of their success to Sedona Gay, who had ten digs and three aces. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Gay now served two or more in the last four games she's played.
Meanwhile, Ellsworth came up short against Baldwin-Woodville on Thursday and fell 3-1. The Panthers have struggled against the Blackhawks recently, as their game on Thursday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Ellsworth took a 1-1 lead headed into the third set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 25-16, 11-25, 25-17, 25-23.
Rice Lake is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Ellsworth, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-10.
Rice Lake was able to grind out a solid victory over Ellsworth in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, winning 3-1. Will Rice Lake repeat their success, or does Ellsworth have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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