After flying high against Weldon Valley  on Tuesday, Prairie came back down to earth. The Mustangs came up short against  the Merino Rams on Thursday, falling  3-0. The  defeat   continues a  trend for the Mustangs in their meetings with the Rams: they've now lost five in a row.
 The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-16,  25-17.
 Tanna Bailey paced Prairie's offense, picking up 14 kills. Bailey got some help from  Nicole Ludgate and her 24 assists.
Prairie's loss dropped their record down to 16-6. As for Merino, the  victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 20-2.
 Prairie wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next  matchup,  a  3-0  win against Kiowa on the 31st. As for Merino, they have also already played their next match,  a  3-0  victory against Akron on the 31st.
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