The Prairie School has been on the road for seven straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Dominican Knights at 6:30 p.m. The Prairie School will be strutting in after a victory while Dominican will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with six losses in a row, The Prairie School finally turned things around against Shoreland Lutheran on Tuesday. They skirted past the Pacers 3-2.
The Prairie School was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (100-97), but they still managed to win. After all that action, the final score was 18-25, 25-17, 14-25, 25-23, 15-10.
Anna Johnson went supernova for The Prairie School, getting 33 digs. That's the most blocks Johnson has posted since Thursday. The team also got some help courtesy of Larkin Hrouda, who had 14 digs and two aces.
The Prairie School kept the net locked down and finished the game with 14 blocks. That's the most blocks they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Dominican was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Heritage Christian.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-19.
The Prairie School's win bumped their record up to 5-10. As for Dominican, their loss dropped their record down to 9-5.
The Prairie School skirted past Dominican 3-2 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Dominican's Kate Boettinger, who had 29 digs. Now that she won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for The Prairie School to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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