Rice Lake has been away from home for seven games now, but on Tuesday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Ellsworth Panthers at 7:15 p.m. Rice Lake will be strutting in after a win while Ellsworth will be coming in after a loss.
Rice Lake is headed into the matchup having just posted their biggest victory since September 5th on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Northwestern with a sharp 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-19, 25-16.
Rice Lake can attribute much of their success to Sedona Gay, who had ten digs and three aces. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Gay now served two or more in the last four games she's played.
Meanwhile, Ellsworth came up short against Baldwin-Woodville on Thursday and fell 3-1. The Panthers have struggled against the Blackhawks recently, as their game on Thursday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Ellsworth took a 1-1 lead headed into the third set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 25-16, 11-25, 25-17, 25-23.
Rice Lake is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Ellsworth, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-10.
Rice Lake was able to grind out a solid victory over Ellsworth in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, winning 3-1. Will Rice Lake repeat their success, or does Ellsworth have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
