Nemaha Central and Halstead squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Nemaha Central had to settle for second. They fell 2-0 to the Halstead Dragons. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Thunder haven't been shut out since back in August.
Nemaha Central was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-23.
Cali Honeyman paced Nemaha Central's offense, picking up 13 kills. Honeyman got some help from
Hallie Holthaus and her 17 assists. Honeyman was also a major player on defense: she and she shared the team lead in blocks, finishing with two each.
With the defeat, Nemaha Central broke their six-game winning streak and moved their record to 40-6. As for Halstead, the victory was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 40-2.
Nemaha Central has already played their next match, a 2-0 win against Royal Valley on the 1st. As for Halstead, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 2-1 victory against Beloit on the 1st.
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