Volleyball Recap: Desmet Escapes with a Win

The DeSmet Bulldogs had just enough and edged out the Howard Tigers 2-1 on Saturday.

The win improved DeSmet's record to 5-12. As for Howard, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-13.

DeSmet and Howard could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps South Dakota Rankings. The Bulldogs will challenge Clark/Willow Lake at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank disadvantage (#114 vs. #8). Meanwhile, Howard (ranked 145th) will meet Colman-Egan (ranked 13th) at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday.