On Thursday Sauk Rapids-Rice will have to hit the road after six straight games at home. They will venture away from home to challenge the Brainerd Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Brainerd took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Sauk Rapids-Rice, who comes in off a win.
On Tuesday, Sauk Rapids-Rice made easy work of Rocori and carried off a 3-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Storm have posted against the Spartans since September 2, 2021.
The final score came out to 25-11, 25-12, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Brainerd suffered their biggest defeat since August 29th on Tuesday. They came up short against Sartell-St. Stephen, falling 3-0. The loss continues a trend for the Warriors in their matchups with the Sabres: they've now lost three in a row.
After all that action, the final score was 25-20, 25-23, 25-22.
Brainerd might have lost, but man, Sophia White was a machine: she had 36 digs. White has been hot recently, having posted seven or more digs the last eight times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Garding, who had 19 digs.
Sauk Rapids-Rice's victory bumped their record up to 13-2. As for Brainerd, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8.
Sauk Rapids-Rice was able to grind out a solid win over Brainerd in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sauk Rapids-Rice since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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