Elkton/Lake Benton is 3-0 against Great Plains Lutheran since September of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Elkton/Lake Benton Elks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Great Plains Lutheran Panthers at 7:15 p.m. The timing isn't great for Elkton/Lake Benton: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Great Plains Lutheran has snatched up five consecutive wins on the road dating back to last season.
Last Thursday, Elkton/Lake Benton beat DeSmet 3-1.
Elkton/Lake Benton had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 25-15, 25-20, 25-11.
Meanwhile, Great Plains Lutheran got the win against Waubay/Summit on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0.
A big factor in the win was Great Plains Lutheran's feisty defense: they held Waubay/Summit to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-11, 25-7.
Jolie Lien was a one-man wrecking crew for Great Plains Lutheran as she had 17 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Lien has posted in she last nine matchups.
Great Plains Lutheran couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 51.1% of their attack attempts. That's the best hitting percentage they've posted all season.
Elkton/Lake Benton's win bumped their record up to 5-7. As for Great Plains Lutheran, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season.
Everything went Elkton/Lake Benton's way against Great Plains Lutheran in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as Elkton/Lake Benton made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Elkton/Lake Benton repeat their success, or does Great Plains Lutheran have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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