Western Plains and Wheatland-Grinnell squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Western Plains had to settle for second. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Thunderhawks. The Bobcats have struggled against the Thunderhawks recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Jaelyn Spangler paced Western Plains' offense, picking up five kills. Spangler got some help from Chloe Briand and her 13 assists. Briand was also solid from the service line: she led the team with three aces.
Western Plains' defeat dropped their record down to 21-17. As for Wheatland-Grinnell, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 27-13.
Western Plains does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Wheatland-Grinnell, they have already played their next match, a 2-1 loss against Victoria on the 25th.
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