High Plains was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 3-1 to the Osceola Bulldogs. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Storm of the 3-2 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Tuesday.
High Plains was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Osceola work for it, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 23-25, 25-21, 25-20.
Courtney Carlstrom paced High Plains' offense, picking up 21 kills. Carlstrom got some help from
Gahvi Lesiak and her 24 assists. Finally,
Rylee Ackerson kept High Plains' defense grounded, leading the team with five blocks.
High Plains' defeat dropped their record down to 20-9. As for Osceola, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 19-12.
While High Plains had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
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