The third-ranked Madison Bulldogs rallied in the first two sets on their way to a straight set win over the Dell Rapids Quarriers on Tuesday, October 17th at Dell Rapids High School. Madison won by scores of 25-19, 25-18, 25-11.
Madison got out to a 10-4 lead early in the first set, but after a Dell Rapids time out, the Quarriers went on a 6-1 run to pull within a point at 11-10. The set stayed close with Madison still holding a one-point lead at 19-18. The Bulldogs then rallied to close out the first set on a 6-1 run for the win.
The start of the second set was back-and-forth with neither team getting more than a two point lead. With the second set tied at 7-7, Madison rallied for an 8-2 run to take a 15-9 lead. Dell Rapids closed the gap slightly to trail 19-14, but Madison again pulled away at the end for the win in the second set.
The Bulldogs then used that momentum to jump out to a 7-1 lead. They kept rolling to extend the lead to 14-4 and closed out the match with a final set score of 25-11.
Dell Rapids (17-9) will wrap up the regular season on Monday, October 23rd when they host the Beresford Watchdogs on senior night. The match can be seen on Big Sioux Media.