Volleyball Game Preview: Dodge City Demons vs. Garden City Buffaloes

By Team Reports Oct 8, 2024, 10:21pm

Volleyball Preview: Dodge City Demons vs. Garden City Buffaloes

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Dodge City hasn't had much luck against Garden City recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Dodge City Demons are taking a road trip to challenge the Garden City Buffaloes. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Dodge City lost 3-0 to Great Bend on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Demons have suffered against the Panthers since September 29, 2022.

While Dodge City had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 21 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-21, 25-22.

Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Cait Pfaff, who had 17 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Gutierrez, who had 11 digs.

Even though they lost, Dodge City was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last seven matchups.

Meanwhile, Garden City unfortunately witnessed the end of their 11-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Phillipsburg by a score of 2-1.

In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Garden City sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 6-25, 25-15.

Dodge City's loss dropped their record down to 14-12. As for Garden City, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-7.

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