It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Garden Plain had no problem doing just that on Monday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the Nickerson Panthers. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Owls.
Garden Plain had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-14, 25-23.
Erin Smith was a one-man wrecking crew for Garden Plain as she had 21 digs.
Garden Plain is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 28-10 record this season. As for Nickerson, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-25.
Garden Plain has already played their next game, a 2-0 defeat against Trinity Academy on the 21st. Nickerson does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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