Decatur Community was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Gering Bulldogs. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Red Devils of the 2-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2023.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-14.
When it comes to explaining why Decatur Community lost, don't look at Jenna Fortin. Despite the final result, she had eight digs and two aces. Fortin is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Gering can attribute much of their success to Emily Shepherd, who had five aces. The dominant performance gave Shepherd a new career-high in aces.
Decatur Community's loss dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Gering, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Decatur Community will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Valentine at 3:00 p.m. Decatur Community is facing Valentine at the right time seeing as Valentine is stuck on an 11-game losing streak. As for Gering, they will square off against McCook at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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