Broken Bow kicked off their season on the road on Thursday and hit a couple of potholes. They fell just short of the Hershey Panthers by a score of 3-2. The Indians were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Panthers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in August of 2024.
Broken Bow actually scored more points across those five sets (105-96), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 26-24, 13-25, 25-21, 15-10.
Olivia Neely paced Broken Bow's offense, picking up 18 kills. Neely got some help from McKenna Jacobsen and her 40 assists. Finally, Neely was also a dominant defender, finishing with a team-high seven blocks.
Broken Bow is taking a road trip to square off against North Platte at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Hershey, they will take on Ogallala on Tuesday.
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