The Haxtun Fightin' Bulldogs are taking a road trip to challenge the Prairie Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Haxtun will be strutting in after a win while Prairie will be coming in after a loss.
Last Friday, Haxtun made easy work of Akron and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Fightin' Bulldogs.
Haxtun's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Akron between 18 and 20 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-18, 25-19.
Among those leading the charge was Lilly Lemesany, who had 12 digs and two aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Haxtun was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 13 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Prairie didn't have quite enough to beat Eads on Saturday and fell 3-2. The Mustangs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Prairie sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 19-25, 25-16, 26-28, 15-10.
Haxtun pushed their record up to 11-4 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Prairie, they now have a losing record at 7-8.
Haxtun beat Prairie 2-0 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Does Haxtun have another victory up their sleeve, or will Prairie turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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