Lady Plainsmen rebound with four-set win over Hemingford

BY SAMANTHA GOFF

GRANT TRIBUNE-SENTINEL

The Perkins County Lady Plainsmen ended a three-match losing streak Friday, Oct. 2, defeating Hemingford in four sets a day after falling to Sedgwick County at home.

The split left Perkins County at 12-5 heading into its Tuesday, Oct. 6, home matches against Garden County and Wauneta-Palisade. The Lady Plainsmen beat Hemingford 25-21, 19-25, 25-16, 27-25, securing the victory with a close fourth-set finish.

Perkins County opened against Hemingford with a 25-21 win before the Bobcats evened the match by taking the second set 25-19. The Lady Plainsmen regained the lead with a nine-point victory in the third, then held off Hemingford in a fourth set that extended beyond the usual 25-point mark.

Ella Homan led Perkins County with 15 kills. Lauren Bishop contributed three kills, a .333 hitting percentage and five total blocks.

As a team, the Lady Plainsmen recorded 49 kills, 44 assists, 62 digs, 12 serving aces and 12 total blocks. The victory improved their listed district record to 1-0.

The win followed a four-set loss to visiting Sedgwick County on Thursday, Oct. 1. Perkins County took the opening set 25-23, but the Cougars answered with three consecutive 25-20 victories to claim the match.

The result dropped the Lady Plainsmen to 11-5, while Sedgwick County improved to 9-3. Although Perkins County won the first set, it could not regain the advantage over the Colorado team in the remaining three.

Perkins County built much of its winning record early in the season, taking eight of its first nine matches. Its September victories included wins over Southern Valley and Pleasanton, along with sweeps of South Platte and Paxton.

The Lady Plainsmen also earned a five-set road victory over Bridgeport on Sept. 17 before dropping consecutive four-set matches to Holyoke, Maywood/Hayes Center and Sedgwick County. Friday’s victory over Hemingford brought that stretch to an end.

Through the statistics posted on MaxPreps ahead of Tuesday’s competition, Addison York led Perkins County with 184 kills and 44 total blocks. Homan led in serving aces with 30 and digs with 143, while Macey Cole had a team-high 231 assists.

Garden County enters Tuesday’s meeting at 14-6. Perkins County is scheduled to face the Eagles, followed by the 15-4 Wauneta-Palisade Lady Broncos. Both matches were at home.

The Lady Plainsmen will then travel to Imperial to face Chase County on Thursday, Oct. 8, with the match listed for 7 p.m, followed by a break before hosting Hershey on October 13, games starting at 4 p.m.

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