After six games on the road, New Prairie is heading back home. They will welcome the Fairfield Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
New Prairie came up short against Elkhart on Thursday, falling 3-0. The loss continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Lions: they've now lost five in a row.
While New Prairie ultimatly came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-17, 25-23.
Despite the defeat, New Prairie saw an underclassman step up: Josie Woodham had 14 digs.
Meanwhile, Fairfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran.
The final score came out to 25-9, 25-20, 25-27, 25-19.
New Prairie's defeat dropped their record down to 13-8. As for Fairfield, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8.
Everything went New Prairie's way against Fairfield in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as New Prairie made off with a 3-0 victory. Does New Prairie have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fairfield turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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