With a playoff game on the line, Wheatland-Grinnell rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Rolla Pirates by a score of 2-0. The Thunderhawks are really starting to get used to good results now that the team has won 11 straight.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Wheatland-Grinnell took both sets by at least 14 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-11.
Abigail Cheney had a dynamite game for Wheatland-Grinnell, getting ten aces. The dominant performance gave Cheney a new career-high in aces.
Wheatland-Grinnell couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 45.7% of their attack attempts. They are a perfect 4-0 when when their percentage is at least 0.4.
Wheatland-Grinnell pushed their record up to 27-9 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Rolla, they are on a 13-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-27.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Cheylin the next time they take the court. Rolla will head out to face Cheylin at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while Wheatland-Grinnell will play them later in the day, at 4:00 p.m.
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