Decatur Community was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell just short of the Wheatland-Grinnell Thunderhawks by a score of 2-1. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Red Devils of the 2-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture two weeks ago.
Decatur Community started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. After all that action, the final score was 22-25, 26-24, 25-16.
Despite the loss, Decatur Community still got an impressive performance from Jenna Fortin, who had 17 digs and two aces.
Wheatland-Grinnell was led to victory by Abigail Cheney and Brielle Hanna. Cheney had 13 digs, while Hanna had five aces. The dominant performance gave Hanna a new career-high in aces.
Decatur Community's loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Wheatland-Grinnell, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Decatur Community is on the road again on Saturday to play Golden Plains at 6:00 p.m. Decatur Community is facing Golden Plains at the right time seeing as Golden Plains is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Wheatland-Grinnell, they will play host again on Saturday to welcome Quinter, where is scheduled at 4:00 p.m. Quinter will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Wheatland-Grinnell surely won't give up without a fight.
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