PELLA, Iowa - The Prairie Fire volleyball team dropped a pair of matches at the Grinnell-Central Tournament on Saturday.

Knox fell 3-0 to Buena Vista before winning the first set against Bethany Lutheran. The Vikings then went on to take the next three sets to earn the 3-1 victory.

Allie Dockins earned seven kills against Buena Vista, while Emme Patton picked up 13 assists. Chiho Okada added nine digs. Peyton Balfour chipped in two solo blocks and a block assist.

Against Bethany Lutheran, Dockins racked up eight kills. Patton tallied 24 assists and Okada and Maya McEwen each grabbed 19 digs. Abbie Layne notched five kills and five solo blocks.

"We played better today, especially in the first two sets against Bethany Lutheran," said head coach Lonnie Rinell. "We have some things to work on, but I am confident that we can get some things shored up in practice. We had a lot of good individual performances today, now we will focus on bringing those performances out as a team."

The Prairie Fire return to action on September 7 as they travel to Augustana.