Lakeville South has been away from home for two games now, but on Monday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Shakopee Sabers at 7:00 p.m. Shakopee took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Lakeville South, who comes in off a win.
Lakeville South is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Minnesota's top teams: Wayzata, who was ranked 19th in their home state at the time (Lakeville South was ranked first). Lakeville South walked away with a 3-1 victory over Wayzata on Wednesday.
Lakeville South had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 26-28, 25-15, 25-19, 25-20.
Josie Tingelhoff had a dynamite game for Lakeville South, getting 33 digs and two aces. Tingelhoff is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Wagner, who had five digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Lakeville South was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, Shakopee came up short against Rosemount last Wednesday and fell 3-1. While the Sabers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Irish 26-24 in the first set.
Shakopee started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-21, 25-20, 25-22.
Lakeville South has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-2 record this season. As for Shakopee, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-12 record this season.
Everything went Lakeville South's way against Shakopee in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as Lakeville South made off with a 3-0 win. Does Lakeville South have another victory up their sleeve, or will Shakopee turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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