Nemaha Central unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell 2-0 to the Marysville Bulldogs on Saturday. The Thunder were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Bulldogs apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2024.
Nemaha Central was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-23.
Their offense was headlined by Ali Henry and Macy Holthaus, who picked up five kills apiece. They got some help from Kennedy Carlson and her nine assists. Henry was also solid from the service line: she led the team with two aces.
Among those leading the charge was Elle Schoenberger, who had seven digs and two aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in October of 2024.
Nemaha Central has already played their next game, a 2-0 loss against Concordia on the 30th. As for Marysville, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 2-1 defeat against Riley County on the 30th.
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