On Monday, Dakota Valley faced Dell Rapids in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Dakota Valley Panthers fell just short of the Dell Rapids Quarriers by a score of 3-2. The Panthers have struggled against the Quarriers recently, as their game on Monday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Dakota Valley started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 18-25, 25-18, 25-17, 15-10.
Despite the loss, Dakota Valley still got an impressive performance from Reagan Granstrom, who had nine digs.
Dell Rapids was led to victory by Alaina Wolff and Madelynn Henry. Wolff had 13 digs, while Henry had 19 kills, ten digs, and two aces. Henry is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had nine or more in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season.
Dakota Valley's loss dropped their record down to 18-3. As for Dell Rapids, their win was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-2.
Dakota Valley will welcome Madison at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Dell Rapids, they are taking a road trip to take on Vermillion at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Dell Rapids is facing Vermillion at the right time seeing as Vermillion is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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