Volleyball Preview: Culver Academies Eagles vs. New Prairie Cougars
The Culver Academies Eagles will face off against the New Prairie Cougars at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. Culver Academies will be strutting in after a victory while New Prairie will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Wednesday, Culver Academies was able to grind out a solid win over Kouts, taking the game 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
The final score came out to 25-18, 25-19, 12-25, 25-20.
Culver Academies found their leader in underclassman Natalie Payne, who had seven digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave Payne a new career-high in aces.
Meanwhile, New Prairie suffered their biggest loss since October 14, 2023 on Thursday. They came up short against South Bend Adams, falling 3-0.
After all that action, the final score was 25-21, 25-15, 25-20.
Culver Academies' victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-3. As for New Prairie, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-6.
Culver Academies skirted past New Prairie 2-1 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was New Prairie's Alena Naddaf, who had 18 digs. Now that she won't be playing on Saturday, will it be easier for Culver Academies to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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