Volleyball Recap: Itasca Handles Dawson

Itasca's game on Tuesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They came out on top against the Dawson Bulldogs by a score of 3-1.

Itasca had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final set scores came out to 16-25, 25-23, 28-26, 25-18.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Itasca to victory, but perhaps none more so than Rylee Markwardt, who had 11 digs and four aces. Another player making a difference was Riley Littlejohn, who had 11 digs and eight assists.

Several Bulldogs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Savannah Wickware, who had 19 assists, 13 digs, and six kills. Malaina Bryan was another key player, getting 24 digs and two assists.

Itasca has now won three of their last four games at home. That's given a healthy boost to their 8-21 record this season. As for Dawson, their loss dropped their record down to 19-14.

Itasca wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 3-1 win against Hubbard on the 20th. As for Dawson, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against Frost on the 20th.