Volleyball Preview: Milbank Bulldogs vs. Groton Tigers
Milbank is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Groton is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Milbank Bulldogs will host the Groton Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Last Thursday, it was close, but Milbank sidestepped Britton-Hecla for a 3-2 win.
Milbank had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 24-26, 25-17, 25-15, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Groton narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Mobridge-Pollock 3-2.
Groton had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 16-25, 16-25, 25-17, 25-19, 15-10.
Jerica Locke had an outrageously good game as she had 32 digs.
Milbank's win bumped their record up to 12-7-1. As for Groton, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
Milbank might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Groton when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Milbank, Carly Guthmiller (who had 16 digs and seven aces) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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