It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Spearfish can now relate to. They lost 3-0 to the Mitchell Kernels on Thursday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Kernels this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in October.
Spearfish took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-15, 25-22.
Adelyn Bouman paced Spearfish's offense, picking up eight kills. Bouman got some help from Kali Reiners and her 22 assists. Addison Keller controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Among those leading the charge was Kenna Soulek, who had 11 digs and three aces. She has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more digs the last three times she's played.
Spearfish's loss dropped their record down to 20-13. As for Mitchell, with the win, they broke their three-match losing streak and moved their record to 16-8.
Spearfish does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mitchell, after both having extra time off, they and Harrisburg will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday.
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