Buhler was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Circle Thunderbirds. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Thunderbirds this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-1 back in September.
The match came down to the wire multiple times:two sets needed extra rallies to declare a winner. The match finished with set scores of 28-26, 27-24.
Circle can attribute much of their success to Brianna Paul, who had 11 digs and two aces.
Buhler's loss dropped their record down to 10-20. As for Circle, the victory (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 24-10.
Buhler has already played their next match (against Topeka), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Circle, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 2-0 win against Rose Hill on the 16th.
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