Ponca unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wayne Blue Devils on Thursday. The Indians were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Blue Devils apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2024.
Ponca was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Wayne work for it, especially in the fourth set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 19-25, 25-14, 28-26.
Leading Wayne to victory were Addison Frank and Jacen Hasemann. Frank had 26 digs and five assists, while Hasemann had 12 digs and three aces. Those five assists gave Frank a new career-high.
Coming up, Ponca is packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game of the season: they will take on Laurel-Concord-Coleridge at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Wayne, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against West Holt.
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