Nemaha Central lost against Riley County last Tuesday and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Thunder fell just short of the Falcons by a score of 2-1.
Nemaha Central started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-17, 25-13.
Macy Holthaus paced Nemaha Central's offense, picking up eight kills. Holthaus got some help from Kennedy Carlson and her 12 assists. Finally, Emma Hermesch kept Nemaha Central's defense grounded, leading the team with three blocks.
Riley County can attribute much of their success to Ada Bishop, who had 15 assists and five digs. That's the most assists Bishop has posted over her last 18 matches.
Nemaha Central's defeat dropped their record down to 17-14. As for Riley County, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-10 record this season.
Nemaha Central has already played their next contest, a 2-1 win against Beloit on the 4th. As for Riley County, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 loss against Clay Center on the 4th.
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