Nokomis had already won 15 in a row and they went ahead and made it 16 on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Taylorville Tornadoes , sneaking past 2-1. This was payback for the Redskins, who suffered a 2-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Nokomis who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 22-25, 15-12.
Despite the loss, Taylorville still got an impressive performance from Samantha Breckenridge, who had nine digs, six kills, three aces, and two blocks. That's the most aces Breckenridge has posted in her last six matches. Brogan Anderson was another key player, getting 15 digs.
Nokomis has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 19 of their last 20 games, which provided a nice bump to their 28-3 record this season. As for Taylorville, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 24-7 record.
Nokomis wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 2-0 victory against Springfield Southeast on the 26th. As for Taylorville, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 win against Delavan on the 26th.
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