It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Willmar had no problem doing just that on Friday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Mankato West Scarlets. The Cardinals have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Scarlets, too.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 23-25, 25-19, 25-17.
Leading Willmar to victory were Hannah Magnuson and Isley Ripperger. Magnuson had 15 digs and three aces, while Ripperger had 11 digs. That's the most aces Magnuson has posted in her last eight matchups.
Willmar pushed their record up to 22-8 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Mankato West, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-8.
Willmar has already played their next game, a 3-1 defeat against Marshall on the 30th. Mankato West does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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