New Prairie is 2-8 against NorthWood since September of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. After both having extra time off, both will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as New Prairie comes in on three and NorthWood on ten.
New Prairie is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They came out on top against Mishawaka Marian by a score of 3-1.
New Prairie had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-21, 25-22, 25-19.
Randi Robakowski was the offensive standout of the game as she had ten digs.
New Prairie was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, NorthWood beat West Noble 3-1 on Saturday.
NorthWood had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 17-25, 25-18, 25-21, 25-22.
Anna Roeder was a one-man wrecking crew for NorthWood as she had 22 digs. Roeder is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
New Prairie has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-11 record this season. As for NorthWood, their victory bumped their record up to 28-6.
New Prairie came up short against NorthWood when the teams last played back in September, falling 2-0. Can New Prairie avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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