Volleyball Preview: Prentice Buccaneers vs. Rib Lake Redmen
Prentice has been away from home for six games now, but on Tuesday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Rib Lake Redmen at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Prentice is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Phillips just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell 2-0 to the Loggers.
The final score came out to 25-12, 25-18.
Despite the defeat, Prentice had strong showings from Emma Dettmering, who had 12 digs and two aces, and Piper Heikkinen, who had eight digs.
Meanwhile, Rib Lake came up short against Edgar on Thursday and fell 3-1. The loss continues a trend for the Redmen in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now lost nine in a row.
Rib Lake started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 28-30, 25-19, 25-23, 25-15.
Rib Lake might have lost, but man, Tahlia Scheithauer was a machine: she had 37 digs. With that strong performance, Scheithauer is now averaging an impressive 10.3 digs per game.
Prentice's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-10. As for Rib Lake, their loss dropped their record down to 22-10.
Prentice skirted past Rib Lake 2-1 in their previous meeting last Saturday. Will Prentice repeat their success, or does Rib Lake have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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