ROCKFORD, IL - The Prairie Fire and the Regents went toe-to-toe on the court as their match went down to the wire in a five set thriller that Rockford was able to claim a victory in.
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The Prairie Fire came out swinging as they claimed the first set 27-25 on Zoe Thunhurst's kill off a pass from Bri Holland. Those two did their thing all night as Thunhurst led Knox in kills and Holland led in assists.
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The Regents were able to take the next two sets by scores of 25-18 and 25-17, but the Prairie Fire did not give in. Knox was up for the challenge in set four.Â
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Rockford jumped out to a quick 7-0 lead in the set, but Knox battled back. With the Regents up 23-18, the Prairie Fire rattled off the next seven points to force a fifth set. In those seven points, Madelyn Dittrich picked up two service aces.
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The fifth and final set was back-and-forth, but Rockford held a slight edge and was able to take down the Prairie Fire 15-13.
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Thunhurst and Miley Frakes led the Prairie Fire in kills with 13 and 12, respectively, and Holland finished the match with 22 assists. Lynn Hoang led the team with 17 digs. Thunhurst was all over the court as she finished with 14 assists and 14 digs as well.
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The Prairie Fire saw their season high in kills with 48 throughout the five set match.
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Knox will return to the court soon as they host a pair of matches this weekend. On Friday, Beloit comes to town for the "Fire Game" and Senior Night at 7:00 p.m. at Memorial Gymnasium. Then on Saturday, Lake Forest comes to Knox for the Dig Pink Game at 1:00 p.m.
