AA State Quarterfinal Redwood Valley at Pequot Lakes

Recap

The number two seed and fourth ranked Pequot Lakes Patriots rebounded from a sluggish start to rally from 0-2 to a 3-2 victory vs. tenth ranked Redwood Valley.

The Patriots let the first set slip away, holding set point at 24-22 before the Cardinals rallied to take the game 26-24. Redwood Valley kept the Patriots off balance in set two with a 25-19 win.

Pequot Lakes leaned on their big game experience, along with some solid adjustments to turn the tables completely around, dominating the next three sets 25-13, 25-12, and 15-6 to keep their championship hopes alive.

The 28-5 Patriots face #3-seed, #5-ranked Caledonia (27-5), who swept Concordia Academy in the championship semifinals. Pregame is set for 6:30 on KLKS Talk 100.1 & rjbroadcasting.com.

Team stats: Hitting: PL .178, RV .058; Blocks – PL 8, RV 5; Aces – PL 7, RV 6

PL Leaders: Ella Kratochvil 31 kills, 26 digs, 2 aces; Grace Hoffard 16 kills, 8 blocks; Aubrey Larsen 45 assts, 11 digs, 3 kills; Kelsi Martini 28 digs, 2 aces