Last weekend, Skövde secured its first playoff spot in six years.
The runner-up in the table cannot finish outside the top eight.
More is at stake for Skara, who have lost the last two games and are currently eighth in the table.
The team is fighting to stay in the playoffs and today they took a step closer.
Even first half
It took three and a half minutes before the first goal came.
Then the match went back and forth.
The first half was an even story after strong goalkeeping by both teams.
In the 25th minute, Skövde scored 9-7 and took a two-goal lead for the first time in the match.
Skara then had a great opportunity to go to the half-time break tied, but thanks to a fine save by Annie Linder, the first half ended 11-10.
Skövde's Johanna Flygelholm was not quite satisfied after the first 30 minutes and called for more speed.
- Most of it is about ourselves that we don't get up as fast as we want, she told Sportkanalen during the break.
"Absolutely wonderful"
Skövde led most of the second half but never made a real push.
Instead, it was Skara who turned and pulled away in the final stages.
The final score was 25-22.
Sara Johansson scored five goals for her Skara, who have now climbed up to seventh place in the table.
- Absolutely wonderful.
We stick to our game plan and stand well at the back, she told Sportkanalen.
The Skaraborg teams have met nine times before in SHE.
Today Skara took his fifth derby win.