Garden Plain extended their postseason success on Saturday against Cheney. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over the Cheney Cardinals. For the Owls, this counts as revenge for the 2-1 win the Cardinals walked away with the last time they faced one another on October 8th.
Garden Plain 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 19-25, 25-20, 26-24.
Reese Stuhlsatz paced Garden Plain's offense, picking up ten kills. Stuhlsatz got some help from
Jaicey Stuhlsatz and her 16 assists. Finally,
Ellie Thul kept Garden Plain's defense grounded, leading the team with three blocks.
Despite the defeat, Cheney had strong showings from Kenadi Thome, who had 21 digs, and Adelle Fouquet, who had 15 digs. Thome is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last five games she's played.
Garden Plain's victory bumped their record up to 29-11. As for Cheney, their loss dropped their record down to 29-6.
Garden Plain wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 2-1 defeat against Neodesha on the 26th. Cheney does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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