After flying high against Grygla-Gatzke on Thursday, Badger/Greenbush-Middle River came back down to earth. The Gators fell just short of the Red Lake Falls Eagles by a score of 3-2 on Monday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-1 on September 6th.
Badger/Greenbush-Middle River took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 21-25, 24-26, 25-19, 16-14.
Kylie Snare paced Badger/Greenbush-Middle River's offense, picking up 22 kills. Snare got some help from Zairyn Wimpfheimer and her 48 assists. Lexie Dahl controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
| 09/29/25 @ Red Lake Falls | 2-3 |
| 09/25/25 @ Grygla-Gatzke | 3-0 |
| 09/23/25 @ Lake of the Woods | 3-0 |
| 09/18/25 vs Warren-Alvarado-Oslo | 3-0 |
| 09/16/25 vs Warroad | 3-0 |
The loss snapped Badger/Greenbush-Middle River's winning streak at four matches and leaves them with a 12-8 record. As for Red Lake Falls, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-6.
Coming up, Badger/Greenbush-Middle River will take on Northern Freeze co-op [Marshall County Central/Tri-County] at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Red Lake Falls, they will square off against Norman County East/Ulen-Hitterdal at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
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