Great Bend and St. James Academy squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Great Bend had to settle for second. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. James Academy Thunder. Considering the last time the Panthers couldn't score was back in September, the team can't take the result too hard.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: St. James Academy scored at least 17 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-17.
Alex Mayers paced Great Bend's offense, picking up six kills. Mayers got some help from
Kya Behr and her 17 assists.
Cassie Ellegood and
Mikala Minton kept things locked in from the service line: the pair finished with two aces apiece.
This is the second loss in a row for Great Bend and nudges their season record down to 35-4. As for St. James Academy, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 30-6.
Great Bend wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 2-1 defeat against Andover on the 1st. St. James Academy has also already played their next match, a 2-0 victory against Kapaun Mt. Carmel on the 1st.
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