The Edgewood Crusaders will challenge the Sauk Prairie Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Edgewood will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Edgewood is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Everything went their way against Mount Horeb as they made off with a 3-0 win.
Edgewood never let Mount Horeb on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-22, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Sauk Prairie was able to grind out a solid victory over McFarland on Saturday, taking the game 3-1. The win continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Spartans: they've now won five in a row.
Sauk Prairie's win came from a few key players Edgewood will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Mackenna Murphy, who had 22 digs and two assists. She has been hot recently, having posted 14 or more digs the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Leah Allen, who had 14 assists and eight digs.
Sauk Prairie was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 15 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2024.
Sauk Prairie's victory bumped their record up to 27-5. As for Edgewood, their win bumped their record up to 26-7.
Edgewood beat Sauk Prairie 2-0 in their previous meeting on October 11th. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Crusaders since the squad 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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