Willmar won the last time they faced Wadena-Deer Creek, and things went their way on Friday too. The Willmar Cardinals skirted past the Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cardinals.
Willmar had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 13-25, 25-5, 15-9.
Leading Willmar to victory were Hannah Magnuson and Isley Ripperger. Magnuson had seven digs and six aces, while Ripperger had seven digs and four aces. Those six aces gave Magnuson a new career-high.
Willmar's victory bumped their record up to 17-7. As for Wadena-Deer Creek, the loss snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 18-7 record.
Willmar didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 win against Moorhead on the 18th. As for Wadena-Deer Creek, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 2-0 victory against Duluth East on the 18th.
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