Volleyball Preview: Silver Lake Eagles vs. Nemaha Central Thunder
The Silver Lake Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Nemaha Central Thunder at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
On Saturday, it was close, but Silver Lake sidestepped Rossville for a 2-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Silver Lake had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-18, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Nemaha Central came tearing into Tuesday's game with 14 straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They had just enough and edged the Wildcats out 2-1.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Nemaha Central who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 21-25, 25-21.
Silver Lake's victory bumped their record up to 10-6-1. As for Nemaha Central, they pushed their record up to 20-1 with the win, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season.
Silver Lake was able to grind out a solid victory over Nemaha Central in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, winning 2-0. Will Silver Lake repeat their success, or does Nemaha Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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