South Bend Washington is 0-10 against New Prairie since September of 2018 but things could change on Saturday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers challenges the New Prairie Cougars at 10:00 a.m.
South Bend Washington is headed into Saturday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Thursday. They came up short against South Bend St. Joseph, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-17, 25-14, 25-14.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, New Prairie rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They blew past the Pilgrims/Rockies 3-0.
New Prairie's got stronger as the match went on, holding Plymouth to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-18, 25-16.
New Prairie can attribute much of their success to Josie Woodham, who had 13 digs, and Randi Robakowski, who had five digs and two aces.
South Bend Washington's defeat dropped their record down to 5-13. As for New Prairie, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-11 record this season.
South Bend Washington suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to New Prairie in their previous meeting back in August. Can South Bend Washington avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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