Prentice proved they can win big on Monday (they won by three) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Phillips Loggers, sneaking past 3-2. Winning may never get old, but the Buccaneers sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Prentice wouldn't go down easily and took Phillips into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-18, 21-25, 23-25, 15-11.
| 09/16/25 vs Phillips | 24 |
| 09/15/25 vs Gilman | 15 |
| 09/11/25 vs Rhinelander | 6 |
| 09/11/25 vs Lakeland | 3 |
| 09/09/25 @ Rib Lake | 12 |
| + 11 more games |
Prentice was led to victory by Sophie Staroba and Piper Heikkinen. Staroba had seven digs and four aces, while Heikkinen had 24 digs and two aces. With that strong performance, Heikkinen is now averaging an impressive 10.6 digs per game.
They weren't the only good server: Prentice was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their ace total in four consecutive games.
Prentice's record is now 11-5. As for Phillips, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-11.
Prentice wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 2-0 victory against Rhinelander on the 18th. As for Phillips, they have also already played their next contest, a 2-0 loss against Owen-Withee on the 20th.
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