The Prairie Mustangs will look to defend their home court on Saturday against the Denver Waldorf Spartans at 2:00 p.m.
Prairie came up short against Stratton on Friday, falling 3-0. The Mustangs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Prairie was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-17, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Denver Waldorf and Victory Prep Academy met for a duel on Thursday where Denver Waldorf prevailed. Denver Waldorf sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Victory Prep Academy.
Denver Waldorf had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 23-25, 25-14, 25-12, 15-8.
Denver Waldorf's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kalyn Stanley, who hit 64.3% for 11 kills and 11 aces and four digs.
Denver Waldorf was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Prairie's loss dropped their record down to 9-11. As for Denver Waldorf, their victory ended a seven-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-9.
Prairie beat Denver Waldorf 3-1 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Will Prairie repeat their success, or does Denver Waldorf have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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