Itasca entered their contest against Dawson on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Wampus Cats came up short against the Bulldogs, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Wampus Cats have suffered since August 19th.
Itasca was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Dawson work for it, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 25-16, 25-15.
Emma Malke paced Itasca's offense, picking up seven kills. Malke got some help from Rylee Markwardt and her ten assists. Markwardt was also solid from the service line: she led the team with four aces.
Dawson can attribute much of their success to Malaina Bryan, who had 17 digs and one assist. Those 17 digs gave Bryan a new career-high.
Itasca's loss dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Dawson, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 9-14.
Itasca has already played their next game, a 3-1 defeat against Marlin on the 16th. As for Dawson, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Kerens on the 16th.
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