Rice Lake entered their tilt with Ellsworth on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Ellsworth Panthers , sneaking past 3-2. That's more bragging rights for the Warriors, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Rice Lake was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-28, 25-20, 20-25, 25-23, 15-4.
Emily Kalina was nothing short of spectacular: she had 13 digs and five aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
Rice Lake was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in six consecutive contests.
Rice Lake has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for Ellsworth, their loss was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-11.
Rice Lake didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 victory vs. Chippewa Falls on the 26th. Ellsworth has also already played their next game, a 3-1 win against Altoona on the 26th.
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