Willmar has gone 9-1 against Sauk Rapids-Rice recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Willmar Cardinals will be playing at home against the Sauk Rapids-Rice Storm at 5:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, everything went Willmar's way against Fergus Falls as Willmar made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cardinals.
The final score came out to 25-12, 25-15, 25-21.
Hannah Magnuson and Brianna Morrell were among the main playmakers for Willmar as the former had 16 digs and the latter had six digs and two aces. With that strong performance, Magnuson is now averaging an impressive 10.2 digs per game.
Meanwhile, Sauk Rapids-Rice came tearing into Tuesday's contest with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Sabres by a score of 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 23-25, 25-15, 25-18.
Willmar is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Sauk Rapids-Rice, their victory bumped their record up to 13-3.
Willmar came out on top in a nail-biter against Sauk Rapids-Rice in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Will Willmar repeat their success, or does Sauk Rapids-Rice have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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