It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Sauk Prairie can now relate to. They fell 3-1 to the Vel Phillips Memorial Spartans on Saturday. The Eagles were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Spartans apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played on October 10th.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Vel Phillips Memorial scored at least 21 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-23, 23-25, 25-22.
Mallory Hartwig paced Sauk Prairie's offense, picking up 16 kills. Hartwig got some help from
Greta Shadewald and her 42 assists.
Ella Logterman controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Kayla Shelton was the offensive standout of the contest as she had 12 digs and two aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last eight games.
Sauk Prairie's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 26-7. As for Vel Phillips Memorial, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 27-8.
Sauk Prairie does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Vel Phillips Memorial, they and Holmen are set to duel on Thursday. Holmen will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Vel Phillips Memorial surely won't give up without a fight.
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