The Stratford Tigers will face off against the Northland Pines Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Stratford proved they can win big last Tuesday (they won by three) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Lakeland 3-2. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Thunderbirds recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Stratford wouldn't go down easily and took Lakeland into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-16, 25-18, 17-25, 15-10.
Dakota Knetter
| 10/16/25 vs Lakeland | 19 |
| 10/14/25 vs Phillips | 15 |
| 10/09/25 @ Merrill | 12 |
| 10/07/25 vs Newman Catholic | 5 |
| 10/04/25 @ Hudson | 3 |
| + 3 more games |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Stratford to victory, but perhaps none more so than Dakota Knetter, who had 19 assists. That's the most assists Knetter has posted over her last eight contests. Gracie Schmidt also deserves some recognition as she served her first ace of the season.
Meanwhile, Northland Pines was able to grind out a solid win over Colby on Tuesday, taking the game 3-1.
Stratford's victory bumped their record up to 21-10. As for Northland Pines, their win bumped their record up to 23-13.
Everything went Stratford's way against Northland Pines in their previous meeting back in October of 2020, as Stratford made off with a 3-0 victory. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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