Prairie Lea and Dime Box squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Prairie Lea had to settle for second. They came up short against the Longhorns, falling 3-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Indians in their meetings with the Longhorns: they've now lost three in a row.
Prairie Lea was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Dime Box work for it, especially in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-14, 26-24.
Leading Dime Box to victory were Heather Fritsche and Tyreka Patterson. Fritsche had nine kills, eight aces, and three blocks, while Patterson had ten aces and four digs. Those eight aces gave Fritsche a new career-high. Chansidy Straughter was another key player, getting eight aces.
Prairie Lea's loss dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Dime Box, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-17-1 record this season.
Prairie Lea does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Dime Box, they will square off against Chester at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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