The Chadron Cardinals are taking a road trip to challenge the Gering Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The last four games Chadron has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Chadron will head out to face Gering after giving up their first home loss of the season on Tuesday. Chadron wound up with the same score they had in their last game (3-2), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. Their defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Chadron came into the match hot and won the two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-27, 19-25, 25-21, 25-22, 15-13.
Chadron's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Vrasai Sayaloune, who had 12 digs, and Paige Slingsby, who had 20 digs, 14 kills, and two aces. Sayaloune is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had four or more in the last five games she's played.
Even though they lost, Chadron was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Gering didn't have done well against North Platte recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Gering skirted past North Platte 3-2.
Gering took North Platte into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. After all that action, the final score was 24-26, 25-20, 25-22, 17-25, 15-10.
Chadron's defeat dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Gering, their record now sits at 4-1.
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