Sandhills/Thedford entered their game against Burwell on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Sandhills/Thedford Knights fell just short of the Burwell Longhorns by a score of 2-1. The loss continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Longhorns: they've now lost five in a row.
Sandhills/Thedford actually scored more points across those three sets (69-65), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 15-25, 25-22.
When it comes to explaining why Sandhills/Thedford lost, don't look at Shelby Schukei. Despite the final result, she had 12 digs. Schukei is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Burwell was led to victory by Karsyn Bower and Brookelyn Gideon. Bower had 19 digs, while Gideon had ten digs, four kills, and 26 assists. What's more, Gideon also posted a 80% hitting percentage, which is the highestshe's posted since back in September.
Sandhills/Thedford's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 16-12. As for Burwell, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 15-10 record this season.
Sandhills/Thedford wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 2-1 victory against Anselmo-Merna on the 22nd. Burwell does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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