Paynesville lost against Redwood Valley back in November of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Paynesville Bulldogs fell just short of the Redwood Valley Cardinals by a score of 3-2. The Bulldogs haven't had much luck with the Cardinals recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Paynesville took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 10-25, 25-12, 23-25, 25-14, 15-7.
When it comes to explaining why Paynesville lost, don't look at Grace Roberg. Despite the final result, she had 19 digs and two aces. Roberg is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Paynesville's loss dropped their record down to 14-8. As for Redwood Valley, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-5 record this season.
Paynesville has already played their next match, a 3-1 defeat against Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa on the 15th. After both having extra time off, Redwood Valley and New Ulm will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Redwood Valley will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak alive.
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