Lanesboro had already won four in a row and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They had just enough and edged the Southland Rebels out 3-2. For the Burros, this counts as revenge for the 3-2 loss the Rebels walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
Lanesboro was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (102-97), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-20, 25-20, 16-25, 15-12.
Several Rebels players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Abby Sorgatz, who had 32 digs. Sorgatz is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 18 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Maren Wehrenberg, who had 11 digs, four kills, two aces, and a block.
Lanesboro's win bumped their record up to 15-5. As for Southland, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-4.
Lanesboro didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against Mabel-Canton on the 8th. As for Southland, they and Rushford-Peterson are set to duel on Wednesday.
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