Volleyball Preview: Willmar Cardinals vs. New London-Spicer Wildcats
Willmar has been on the road for six straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cardinals dukes it out withthe New London-Spicer Wildcats at 7:00 p.m.
Last Thursday, Willmar came up short against Sauk Rapids-Rice and fell 3-1.
While Willmar ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 19 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-19, 22-25, 25-20.
Willmar might have lost, but man, Hannah Magnuson was a machine: she had 20 digs and three aces. With that strong performance, Magnuson is now averaging an impressive 10.2 digs per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Isley Ripperger, who had 12 digs.
Meanwhile, New London-Spicer waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Dragons.
Willmar's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-7. As for New London-Spicer, their victory bumped their record up to 13-8-2.
Willmar beat New London-Spicer 3-1 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Does Willmar have another victory up their sleeve, or will New London-Spicer turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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