It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but New Prairie had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Mishawaka Marian Knights. For the Cougars, this counts as revenge for the 3-0 defeat the Knights walked away with the last time they faced one another on October 3rd.
New Prairie had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-21, 25-22, 25-19.
Among those leading the charge was Randi Robakowski, who had ten digs.
New Prairie was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in three consecutive contests.
New Prairie is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-11 record this season. As for Mishawaka Marian, their loss dropped their record down to 21-14.
After both having extra time off, New Prairie and NorthWood will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. NorthWood will roll in looking for their 11th straight win, something New Prairie surely won't give up without a fight. Mishawaka Marian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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