Sisseton was the 2-1 winner over Great Plains Lutheran when they last played one another last Saturday, but their luck changed this time around. The Sisseton Redmen fell 3-1 to the Great Plains Lutheran Panthers on Tuesday. The Redmen have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Sisseton started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-14, 25-18, 25-17.
Leading Great Plains Lutheran to victory were Jolie Lien and Kaitlyn Rawerts. Lien had 34 digs and four aces, while Rawerts had ten digs and two aces. With that strong performance, Rawerts is now averaging an impressive 12.2 assists per game.
Sisseton's defeat dropped their record down to 15-12. As for Great Plains Lutheran, they pushed their record up to 24-5 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. After both having extra time off, Sisseton and Milbank will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Sisseton is facing Milbank at the right time seeing as Milbank is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Great Plains Lutheran, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers challenges Deuel at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Great Plains Lutheran will also cruise into their next game with the timing on their side: Deuel will have lost five straight heading into Tuesday's matchup.
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