On Monday, Dell Rapids faced Dakota Valley in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Dell Rapids Quarriers won by a set and slipped past the Dakota Valley Panthers 3-2. The victory was familiar territory for the Quarriers who have now won four matchups in a row.
Dell Rapids had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 20-25, 18-25, 25-18, 25-17, 15-10.
Dell Rapids was led to victory by Alaina Wolff and Madelynn Henry. Wolff had 13 digs, while Henry had 19 kills, ten digs, and two aces. Henry is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had nine or more in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season.
When it comes to explaining why Dakota Valley lost, don't look at Reagan Granstrom. Despite the final result, she had nine digs.
Dell Rapids pushed their record up to 21-2 with the win, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Dakota Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 18-3.
Dell Rapids will take on Vermillion at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Dell Rapids is facing Vermillion at the right time seeing as Vermillion is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Dakota Valley, they will face off against Madison at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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