South Platte was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 2-0 to the Garden County Eagles. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Blue Knights of the 2-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Saturday.
South Platte was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-21.
Zaerihya Doncheske paced South Platte's offense, picking up five kills. Doncheske got some help from
Annlyn Wilson and her six assists. Doncheske was also solid from the service line: she led the team with two aces.
Leading Garden County to victory were Olivia Christiansen and Karma Peterson. Christiansen had 12 digs, while Peterson had six digs and four kills.
South Platte's defeat dropped their record down to 10-18. As for Garden County, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Leyton the next time they take the court. South Platte will head out to face Leyton at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while Garden County will play them later in the day, at TBD.
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