East faced Sheridan in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Thunderbirds fell just short of the Broncs by a score of 3-2. The defeat continues a trend for the Thunderbirds in their meetings with the Broncs: they've now lost five in a row.
East took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 17-25, 17-25, 25-17, 15-7.
Hannah Janes paced East's offense, picking up 11 kills. Janes got some help from Charli Cameron and her 22 assists. Karley Schuessler controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
East's loss dropped their record down to 14-12. As for Sheridan, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-8.
East has already played their next matchup, a 3-2 defeat against Campbell County on the 11th. As for Sheridan, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-2 loss against Central on the 11th.
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