North Platte has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the East Buchanan Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
North Platte came up short against South Holt on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
The final score came out to 25-16, 25-17, 25-10.
Despite the loss, North Platte got top-tier performance from Madison Willoughby, who had 24 digs.
Meanwhile, East Buchanan unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They came up short against Lawson, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Bulldogs have suffered since September 30th.
East Buchanan was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Lawson work for it, especially in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-21, 26-24.
North Platte's loss dropped their record down to 6-18. As for East Buchanan, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 23-4-3.
North Platte suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to East Buchanan in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for North Platte, Zora Whitt (who had 15 digs and three aces) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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