Volleyball Recap: Lake Mills Takes Down Stoughton in a Playoff Battle

Lake Mills extended their postseason success on Thursday against Stoughton. They skirted past the Stoughton Vikings 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the L-Cats.

Lake Mills was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (108-102), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 20-25, 15-25, 25-20, 16-14.

Brooke Palmer paced Lake Mills' offense, picking up 11 kills. Palmer got some help from Debra Bruce and her 31 assists. Palmer also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with Lyndsey Bender, racking up two apiece.

Despite the loss, Stoughton still got an impressive performance from Makenna Angerhofer, who had 32 digs and three aces. With that strong performance, Angerhofer is now averaging an impressive 10.1 digs per game.

Lake Mills pushed their record up to 19-16 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Stoughton, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last ten matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 25-13 record this season.

Lake Mills wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat against Lakeside Lutheran on the 26th. Stoughton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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