Woodlan and Western Boone squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Woodlan had to settle for second. They came up short against the Western Boone Stars, falling 3-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Warriors haven't been shut out since back in October.
The match was exciting from start to finish, as two sets needed extra rallies to gain a two-point lead. The match finished with set scores of 29-27, 27-25, 25-17.
Woodlan's loss came despite strong showings from Makenna Smith and Alix Jacquay. Smith had ten digs and two aces, while Jacquay had seven digs. Smith has been hot , having posted ten or more digs the last eight times she's played.
Isabel Adams was the offensive standout of the game as she had ten digs and four aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in October.
With the defeat, Woodlan broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 23-10. As for Western Boone, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 25-5 record this season.
Woodlan does not have any more games scheduled as of now. After both having extra time off, Western Boone and Brownstown Central will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Western Boone sitting on six straight wins and Brownstown Central on five.
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