Volleyball Preview: Dakota Valley Panthers vs. Mt. Vernon/Plankinton Titans
Dakota Valley has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. After both having extra time off, they and the Mt. Vernon/Plankinton Titans will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 12:45 p.m. on Thursday.
Dakota Valley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Hanson.
The final score came out to 25-16, 16-25, 25-12, 25-7.
Dakota Valley can attribute much of their success to Reagan Granstrom, who had 12 digs, and Coryn Kimbell, who had 11 digs.
Meanwhile, Mt. Vernon/Plankinton came tearing into Tuesday's contest with 11 straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Tigers by a score of 3-1.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-19, 18-25, 25-14.
Mt. Vernon/Plankinton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 28-5 record this season. As for Dakota Valley, they pushed their record up to 29-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Everything went Dakota Valley's way against Mt. Vernon/Plankinton in their previous meeting back in November of 2014, as Dakota Valley made off with a 3-0 win. Does Dakota Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mt. Vernon/Plankinton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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