Perham hasn't had much luck against Detroit Lakes recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Perham Yellowjackets will host the Detroit Lakes Lakers at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Perham took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They blew past Pelican Rapids 3-0. That three set margin sets a new team best for the Yellowjackets this season.
Perham never let Pelican Rapids on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-23, 25-18.
Khyla Green and Sophie Nelson were among the main playmakers for Perham as the former had seven digs and three aces and the latter had 15 digs.
Meanwhile, Detroit Lakes entered their tilt with Sartell-St. Stephen on Thursday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They had just enough and edged the Sabres out 3-2.
Detroit Lakes wouldn't go down easily and took Sartell-St. Stephen into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-16, 18-25, 14-25, 15-11.
Perham's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-12. As for Detroit Lakes, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-10 record this season.
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