Volleyball Recap: Ponca's Losing Streak Is a Thing of the Past

Oliva Taylor

Digs

10/27/25 vs Tekamah-Herman	17
10/21/25 vs Crofton	13
10/20/25 vs O'Neill	17
10/16/25 @ Tri County Northeast	10
10/14/25 @ Vermillion	20
+ 4 more games

If Tekamah-Herman wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Ponca, they should've done a better job of containing Oliva Taylor. The Indians had just enough and edged out the Tigers 3-2 on Monday with plenty of help from Taylor, who had 17 digs and two aces. She has been hot for a while, having posted ten or more digs the last nine times she's played.

Despite the defeat, Tekamah-Herman saw an underclassman step up: freshman Maryn Paul had 32 digs and one assist.

The win snapped Ponca's losing streak at three matches and leaves them with a 13-17 record. As for Tekamah-Herman, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-25.

Ponca has already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against Oakland-Craig on the 28th. Tekamah-Herman does not have any more games scheduled as of now.