The Madison East Purgolders are on the road again on Thursday to play the Sauk Prairie Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Madison East lost 3-0 to Vel Phillips Memorial last Tuesday.
While Madison East was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Vel Phillips Memorial's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-13, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Sauk Prairie entered their contest against Waunakee last Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Sauk Prairie fell just short of Waunakee by a score of 3-2. It was the first time this season that the Eagles let down their fans at home.
Sauk Prairie took Waunakee into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-19, 25-18, 21-25, 15-13.
Despite the defeat, Sauk Prairie had strong showings from Mackenna Murphy, who had 20 digs, and Alaina Kraemer, who had 13 digs and nine kills.
Madison East's loss was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-24. As for Sauk Prairie, their defeat ended a 19-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 25-6.
Madison East came up short against Sauk Prairie in their previous meeting back in September, falling 2-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sauk Prairie's Greta Shadewald, who had seven digs and five aces. Now that Madison East knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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