Sioux Falls Christian entered their game against Dakota Valley on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Sioux Falls Christian Chargers fell just short of the Dakota Valley Panthers by a score of 3-2. The Chargers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Panthers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
Sioux Falls Christian wouldn't go down easily and took Dakota Valley into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking eight-point loss. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-23, 19-25, 23-25, 15-7.
Leading Dakota Valley to victory were Coryn Kimbell and Madelyn Munch. Kimbell had ten digs and two aces, while Munch hit 53.8% for eight kills15 digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave Kimbell a new career-high in aces.
Sioux Falls Christian's loss ended a 14-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-8. As for Dakota Valley, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 13-1.
Sioux Falls Christian will challenge Gretna East at 10:45 a.m. on Saturday. As for Dakota Valley, they will face off against Unity Christian at 9:15 a.m. on Saturday.
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