Garden Plain won the last time they faced Haven and things went their way on Saturday too. The Owls had just enough and edged out the Wildcats 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Owls.
Garden Plain had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-23, 25-22.

Anna Puetz
09/13/25 @ Haven | 12 |
09/11/25 vs Medicine Lodge | 7 |
09/11/25 @ St. John | 7 |
09/04/25 vs Bluestem | 5 |
09/04/25 vs Sedgwick | 3 |
Leading Garden Plain to victory were Anna Puetz and Erin Smith. Puetz had 12 digs and five aces, while Smith had 13 digs and one assist. Those 12 digs gave Puetz a new career-high.
They weren't the only good server: Garden Plain was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive games dating back to last season.
Garden Plain's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Haven, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.
Coincidentally, Garden Plain and Haven will both be playing Inman the next time they take the court. The Owls will head out to face the Inman Teutons at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, while the Wildcats will play them later in the day, at 12:00 p.m.
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