With a playoff game on the line, Nemaha Central rose to the challenge on Friday. They came out on top against the Beloit Trojans by a score of 2-0. The win was nothing new for the Thunder as they're now sitting on six straight.
While Nemaha Central won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The final score came out to 27-25, 25-17.
Cali Honeyman paced Nemaha Central's offense, picking up nine kills. Honeyman got some help from
Hallie Holthaus and her 20 assists. Honeyman was also a major player on defense: she and she shared the team lead in blocks, finishing with two each.
Nemaha Central is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 40-5 record this season. As for Beloit, they moved to 37-5 with that defeat, which also ended their 11-game winning streak.
Nemaha Central has already played their next contest, a 2-0 loss against Halstead on the 1st. As for Beloit, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 victory against Royal Valley on the 1st.
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