After a string of four wins, Spearfish's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Hot Springs Bison by a score of 3-2. The Spartans were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Bison apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2024.
Spearfish actually scored more points across those five sets (110-102), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 14-25, 20-25, 28-26, 15-13.
Faith Hoffman
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Defeat or not, Spearfish got some senior leadership from Faith Hoffman and Taylor Vitto. Hoffman had 23 digs and five assists, while Vitto had 17 digs. Those 23 digs set a new season-high mark for Hoffman. Averie Rogers also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.
Spearfish's loss dropped their record down to 16-8. As for Hot Springs, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 18-16.
Spearfish has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 win against Yankton on the 24th. Hot Springs does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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