It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Nemaha Central had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They skirted past the Hoisington Cardinals 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Thunder.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Nemaha Central got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-21, 22-25, 25-23.
Cali Honeyman paced Nemaha Central's offense, picking up 16 kills. Honeyman got some help from
Hallie Holthaus and her 37 assists. Finally,
Zoey Sudbeck kept Nemaha Central's defense grounded, leading the team with two blocks.
Hoisington lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Gabby Reif, who had 14 digs.
Nemaha Central is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 42-6 record this season. As for Hoisington, they moved to 40-5 with that defeat, which also ended their 14-game winning streak.
Nemaha Central has already played their next contest, a 2-0 loss against Halstead on the 2nd. As for Hoisington, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 win against Neodesha on the 2nd.
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