Spearfish is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Laramie. The Spartans fell just short of the Plainsmen by a score of 2-1. If the Spartans were looking for revenge after losing 2-0 to the Plainsmen when the teams met back in September of 2023, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Julia Billington paced Spearfish's offense, picking up six kills. Billington got some help from Kali Reiners and her 16 assists. Tabby Zandstra controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Laramie's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kierra Gardner led the charge by hitting 100% for nine kills and ten digs and two aces. That's the most digs Gardner has posted over her last eight contests.
Spearfish's defeat dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Laramie, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record up to 8-1.
Spearfish wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 2-0 win against Scottsbluff on the 6th. As for Laramie, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 victory against Thunder Basin on the 6th.
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