On Saturday, Elkhorn South faced Waverly in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Elkhorn South Storm fell just short of the Waverly Vikings by a score of 2-1. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Storm of the 2-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2023.
Elkhorn South actually scored more points across those three sets (69-65), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 25-21, 25-23.
Elkhorn South's loss came despite strong showings from Isabel Junior and Shaylee Studnicka. Junior had 13 digs, while Studnicka had eight digs.
Elkhorn South's loss dropped their record down to 17-7. As for Waverly, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season.
Elkhorn South didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 win against Pius X on the 5th. As for Waverly, they will challenge Bennington at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Waverly is facing Bennington at the right time seeing as Bennington is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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