Valley Center and Great Bend squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Valley Center had to settle for second. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Great Bend Panthers. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Hornets of the 2-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture two weeks ago.
Valley Center was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-23.
Taylor Mcdonald paced Valley Center's offense, picking up 13 kills. Mcdonald got some help from
Chalyn Boone and her nine assists. Mcdonald was also solid from the service line: she led the team with two aces.
Ava Kaiser was the offensive standout of the game as she had nine digs.
This is the second loss in a row for Valley Center and nudges their season record down to 20-13. As for Great Bend, the victory (which was their 27th in a row) raised their record to 35-2.
Valley Center wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 win against Hays on the 26th. As for Great Bend, they will face off against Kapaun Mt. Carmel at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Great Bend is looking to tack on another W to their 15-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
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