High Plains waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They had just enough and edged the Fillmore Central Panthers out 2-1. That's more bragging rights for the Storm, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
High Plains had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 18-25, 25-17, 25-16.
High Plains can attribute much of their success to Gahvi Lesiak, who had seven digs and four aces. That's the most aces Lesiak has posted since back in October of 2023.
High Plains was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. They are 4-1 when they serve at least ten aces.
Fillmore Central's loss came despite strong showings from Hadley Mccoy and Allie Myers. Mccoy had 12 digs, while Myers had five digs and two aces. Mccoy is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
High Plains' win was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-5. As for Fillmore Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-15.
High Plains will play host again on Thursday to welcome Lawrence-Nelson, where the match is scheduled. As for Fillmore Central, they will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Adams Central at 7:00 p.m. on October 22nd.
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