Argonia and Wheatland-Grinnell squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Argonia had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Wheatland-Grinnell Thunderhawks by a score of 2-1. The Raiders' defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Argonia couldn't get the win, but they sure gave Wheatland-Grinnell a tough time in the second set. The final score came out to 13-25, 32-30, 25-16.
Even though they lost, Argonia was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. This was only their second loss (out of 13 games) when they serve at least ten aces.
Wheatland-Grinnell can attribute much of their success to Abigail Cheney, who had 13 digs and three aces.
Argonia's loss dropped their record down to 37-7. As for Wheatland-Grinnell, the victory was the 16th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 31-9.
Argonia didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 win against Linn on the 1st. Wheatland-Grinnell has also already played their next match, a 2-0 defeat against Hanover on the 1st.
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