New Prairie is 0-10 against La Porte since August of 2018 but things could change on Monday. The New Prairie Cougars will venture away from home to face off against the La Porte Slicers at 5:00 p.m.
New Prairie is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Penn just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Kingsmen by a score of 3-2.
New Prairie actually scored more points across those five sets (107-102), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 20-25, 16-25, 26-24, 15-13.
Meanwhile, La Porte sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Lake Central on Thursday.
La Porte got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 17-25, 33-31, 18-25, 25-13, 15-11.
La Porte's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Emma Hull, who had 17 digs, three aces, and a kill. Hull is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Lilly Buckley, who had ten digs and 19 assists.
New Prairie's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-10. As for La Porte, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 17-13 record this season.
New Prairie came up short against La Porte in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can New Prairie avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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