It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Dodge City can now relate to. They fell just short of the Garden City Buffaloes by a score of 2-1 on Saturday. The Demons were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Buffaloes apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played last Saturday.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Dodge City sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-16, 21-25, 25-22.
Piper Mellinger paced Dodge City's offense, picking up ten kills. Mellinger got some help from
Jersey Bogner and her 22 assists. Bogner was also solid from the service line: she led the team with three aces.
Leading Garden City to victory were Kate Mcdonald and Josslynn George. Mcdonald had 17 digs, while George had two aces and 16 assists.
Dodge City's loss dropped their record down to 17-15. As for Garden City, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-14.
Dodge City didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 win against Junction City on the 26th. As for Garden City, they will square off against Olathe West at 9:30 a.m. on Friday. Olathe West will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something Garden City surely won't give up without a fight.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
