On Tuesday, Nemaha Central faced Silver Lake in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Nemaha Central Thunder fell just short of the Silver Lake Eagles by a score of 2-1. The Thunder's defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Nemaha Central started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-19, 25-13.
Despite the loss, Nemaha Central still got an impressive performance from Hallie Holthaus, who had 26 assists. Holthaus is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last 39 games she's played dating back to last season.
Silver Lake was led to victory by Jaylie Whitehead and Ellen Doty. Whitehead had 15 digs and six aces, while Doty had nine digs and three aces. That's the most aces Doty has posted since back in September.
Nemaha Central's loss dropped their record down to 34-5. As for Silver Lake, they pushed their record up to 26-9 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Nemaha Central didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 victory against Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] on the 21st. Silver Lake has also already played their next match, a 2-0 win against Royal Valley on the 17th.
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