McFarland and Pewaukee met for a duel on Saturday where McFarland came out on top. The McFarland Spartans had just enough and edged the Pewaukee Pirates out 2-1. The Spartans have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Pirates, too.
McFarland 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 17-25, 25-17, 17-15.
Pewaukee's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Hannah Padilla, who had eight digs and 15 assists. With that strong performance, Padilla is now averaging an impressive 12 assists per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucy May, who had six digs and 12 assists.
McFarland's victory bumped their record up to 17-24. As for Pewaukee, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 32-13.
McFarland's road trip will continue as they head out to face Sun Prairie at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Pewaukee, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 win against Valders on the 19th.
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