After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Webster, Frederic was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Butternut Midgets 2-1.
Frederic had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-8, 15-6.
Butternut lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Lizzie Pritzl, who had 14 assists, four digs, and three aces. Gianna Nahring was another key player, getting 10 digs and eight kills.
Frederic's victory brought them up to 3-4. As for Butternut, the loss snapped their winning streak at eight games and leaves them with an 8-3 record.
Coming up, Frederic has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Solon Springs at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Butternut, they have already played their next game, a 2-1 win against Cornell on the 19th.
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