Great Bend and Andover squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Great Bend had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Andover Trojans by a score of 2-1. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Panthers of the 2-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Great Bend sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 13-25, 25-21.
Despite the loss, Great Bend had strong showings from Ava Kaiser, who had 15 digs, and Kimmy Hofflinger, who had nine blocks, four digs, and two aces. The dominant performance gave Hofflinger a new career-high in blocks.
Even though they lost, Great Bend kept the net locked down and finished the game with 11 blocks. That's the most blocks they've managed all season.
Andover can attribute much of their success to Kaitlyn Gordon, who had ten digs.
Great Bend is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 35-5. As for Andover, their victory bumped their record up to 32-6.
As of now, neither Great Bend nor Andover have any future games scheduled.
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