The McFarland Spartans will square off against the Sauk Prairie Eagles on Saturday. McFarland is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
McFarland is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Edgerton.
McFarland had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-23, 25-21, 25-20.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Sauk Prairie, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They blew past Waupun 3-0 on Thursday. The Eagles not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since September 30th (when they won 3-0).
The final score came out to 25-17, 25-21, 25-20.
Sauk Prairie found their leader in sophomore Bentlee Conway, who had nine digs and six aces. Those six aces set a new season-high mark for Conway. Leah Allen was another key player, getting 11 assists and nine digs.
Sauk Prairie was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last eight contests.
Sauk Prairie's victory bumped their record up to 26-5. As for McFarland, the win got them back to even at 20-20.
McFarland couldn't quite get it done against Sauk Prairie in their previous meeting two weeks ago as they fell 2-0. Can the Spartans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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