The Ponca Indians came up short against the Cedar Catholic Trojans on Thursday and fell 2-0. The Indians have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The final set scores came out to 25-19, 25-15.
Despite the defeat, Ponca had strong showings from Bri Sprakel, who had 14 digs and three aces, and Elsie Keller, who had 13 digs and 12 assists. The team also got some help from Carlee Beckner, who had 10 digs.
Cedar Catholic had a senior duo take command as Brynn Bernecker had 10 kills, nine digs, and two aces and Kally Becker had eight digs and four aces. Another player making a difference was Anisten Wortmann, who had six digs and five kills.
Ponca has now lost seven of their last nine games at home. That's left a mark on their 9-16 record this season. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 5-0 Pierce (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 70.5% over those games). As for Cedar Catholic, the win snapped their losing streak at six games and leaves them with an 8-15 record.
Looking ahead, Ponca will challenge Vermillion at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Cedar Catholic, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-1 loss against Wynot on the 8th.
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