Greeley County saw some tournament action on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Western Plains Bobcats 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Jackrabbits.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Greeley County got the one that really mattered. The final set scores came out to 25-16, 22-25, 25-20.
Greeley County's offense was headlined by Jeryn Stewart and Tylee Cavenee, who picked up 11 kills apiece. They got some help from Charlize Shafer and her 16 assists. Shafer was also solid from the service line: she led the team with two aces.
Several Bobcats players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Chloe Briand, who had 22 assists, eight digs, two solo blocks, and two aces. Another player making a difference was Jaelyn Spangler, who had 10 digs, nine kills, and two aces.
Greeley County has now won four of their last five games on the road. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-14-1 record this season. As for Western Plains, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 29-10.
Coming up, Greeley County will take on Argonia at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. Western Plains does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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