Plymouth and New Prairie squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Plymouth had to settle for second. They came up short against the New Prairie Cougars, falling 3-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Pilgrims/Rockies in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now lost five in a row.
Plymouth was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made New Prairie work for it, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-18, 25-16.
Leading New Prairie to victory were Josie Woodham and Randi Robakowski. Woodham had 13 digs, while Robakowski had five digs and two aces.
Plymouth's loss dropped their record down to 14-16. As for New Prairie, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-11 record this season.
Plymouth does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for New Prairie, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars challenges South Bend Washington at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. They are coming into the contest with six straight defeats on the road, meaning New Prairie will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win.
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