New Prairie and NorthWood squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but New Prairie had to settle for second. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the NorthWood Panthers. The Cougars have struggled against the Panthers recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
New Prairie couldn't get the win, but they sure gave NorthWood a tough time in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 30-32, 25-17, 25-19.
New Prairie's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Josie Woodham, who had ten digs, and Randi Robakowski, who had eight digs and two aces.
Even though they lost, New Prairie was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in four consecutive games.
Anna Roeder was the offensive standout of the contest as she had 16 digs and two aces. She has been hot , having posted ten or more digs the last six times she's played.
New Prairie's defeat dropped their record down to 23-12. As for NorthWood, the win (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 29-6.
New Prairie does not have any more games scheduled as of now. After both having extra time off, NorthWood and New Castle will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. New Castle will roll in looking for their ninth straight victory, something NorthWood surely won't give up without a fight.
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