The Menomonee Falls Phoenix will be taking part in a tournament against the Middleton Cardinals at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday.
Menomonee Falls is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Wisconsin's top teams: Divine Savior Holy Angels, who was ranked first at the time (Menomonee Falls was ranked seventh). The Phoenix fell 3-1 to Divine Savior Holy Angels on Tuesday.
Menomonee Falls was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Divine Savior Holy Angels work for it, especially in the fourth set. The final score came out to 25-17, 21-25, 25-22, 26-24.
Addie Bruns put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had 17 digs and two assists.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Middleton, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Janesville Parker with a sharp 3-0 victory on Thursday. The Cardinals haven't had any issues with the Vikings recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-7, 25-15, 25-21.
Middleton's victory bumped their record up to 15-9. As for Menomonee Falls, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 22-8.
Menomonee Falls beat Middleton 2-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Do the Phoenix have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cardinals turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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