The Detroit Lakes Lakers will head out on the road to challenge the Alexandria Cardinals at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Detroit Lakes will be strutting in after a win while Alexandria will be coming in after a loss.
Last Thursday, Detroit Lakes made easy work of Bemidji and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Detroit Lakes never let Bemidji on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-18, 25-23.
Madi Bjerke and Hailey Thielen were among the main playmakers for Detroit Lakes as the former had nine digs and two aces and the latter had 13 digs. Thielen is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Alexandria suffered their biggest defeat since September 24th on Thursday. They came up short against Marshall, falling 3-0. The Cardinals have struggled against the Tigers recently, as their game on Thursday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Detroit Lakes has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-12 record this season. As for Alexandria, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-11.
Detroit Lakes was able to grind out a solid win over Alexandria when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Detroit Lakes since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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