East faced Laramie in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Thunderbirds took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Plainsmen. The Thunderbirds haven't had much luck with the Plainsmen recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
East started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 24-26, 25-23, 25-20, 25-16.
Madi Jackson paced East's offense, picking up 14 kills. Jackson got some help from Charli Cameron and her 27 assists. Finally, Taylor Nelson kept East's defense grounded, leading the team with two blocks.
Laramie can attribute much of their success to Sia Taufa, who had 14 digs and one assist.
East's defeat dropped their record down to 16-15. As for Laramie, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 26-3.
As of now, neither East nor the Plainsmen have any future games scheduled.
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