Volleyball Recap: Neodesha Blue Streaks vs. Garden Plain Owls
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Neodesha had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Garden Plain Owls , sneaking past 2-1. The victory was familiar territory for the Blue Streaks who have now won 27 matchups in a row.
Neodesha 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 23-25, 25-23, 25-20.
Prayer Roebuck paced Neodesha's offense, picking up 16 kills. Roebuck got some help from
Samantha Stover and her 17 assists. Finally,
Allison Stover kept Neodesha's defense grounded, leading the team with three blocks.
Despite the loss, Garden Plain still got an impressive performance from Erin Smith, who had 13 digs.
Neodesha pushed their record up to 38-3 with the win, which was their 18th straight at home. As for Garden Plain, their loss dropped their record down to 29-12.
Neodesha will face off against Frontenac at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Frontenac will roll in looking for their 12th straight victory, something Neodesha surely won't give up without a fight. Garden Plain does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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