Great Plains Lutheran entered their tilt with Milbank on Saturday with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Milbank Bulldogs. That's more bragging rights for the Panthers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Great Plains Lutheran was: they took both sets by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-14.
Great Plains Lutheran can attribute much of their success to Jolie Lien, who had 18 digs.
Great Plains Lutheran couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 44.2% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 26.2% earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 37.4%.
Great Plains Lutheran's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-2. As for Milbank, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 9-7 record.
Great Plains Lutheran will play host again on Tuesday to welcome Groton, where the match is scheduled at 7:15 p.m. Groton will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Great Plains Lutheran surely won't give up without a fight. As for Milbank, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Webster at 7:00 p.m.
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