On Tuesday, Silver Lake faced Nemaha Central in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Silver Lake Eagles had just enough and edged the Nemaha Central Thunder out 2-1. The victory was familiar territory for the Eagles who have now won ten games in a row.
Silver Lake had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-19, 25-13.
Silver Lake was led to victory by Jaylie Whitehead and Ellen Doty. Whitehead had 15 digs and six aces, while Doty had nine digs and three aces. Those six aces gave Whitehead a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: Silver Lake was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Nemaha Central only served three.
Despite the loss, Nemaha Central still got an impressive performance from Hallie Holthaus, who had 26 assists. Holthaus is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last 39 games she's played dating back to last season.
Silver Lake is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 26-9 record this season. As for Nemaha Central, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 34-5 record.
Silver Lake didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 win against Royal Valley on the 17th. As for Nemaha Central, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 2-0 victory against Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] on the 21st.
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