Wheatland-Grinnell came tearing into Saturday's contest with six straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They skirted past the Cheylin Cougars 2-1. That's more bragging rights for the Thunderhawks, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Wheatland-Grinnell had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 21-25, 26-24, 25-20.
Wheatland-Grinnell was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive games.
Despite the loss, Cheylin saw an underclassman step up: Hayden Ketzner had 12 digs.
Wheatland-Grinnell has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-9 record this season. As for Cheylin, they moved to 20-14 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Wheatland-Grinnell has already played their next match, a 2-1 win against Dighton on the 15th. As for Cheylin, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 victory against Rolla on the 22nd.
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