By Alex Benzegala
Panhandle Post
In what could be a contender for match of the year in the Panhandle so far in the young season, Chadron overcame a 2-1 deficit in sets to beat their rival Alliance 3-2. (27-25, 26-28, 25-23, 25-22, 15-8.) In the two sets Alliance won, they overcame large deficits of their own to put themselves in a position to win the match.
"We always know going in playing against Chadron that it's going to be a battle, "Alliance Head Coach Manda Clarke said. "We've seen some great stuff and I'm super proud of the girls for their hustle and tenacity, it's just putting everything together and getting our offense going."
Jaelynne Clarke led the Bulldogs in double digit kills with 18, while Josie Sanders had six and Addy Weber had seven for Alliance as well. Taylee Thompson had two aces for the Bulldogs while Haylie Winter had 18 digs.
Demi Ferguson and Tavarra Sayaloune each had double-digit kills for Chadron.
Alliance falls to 5-6 on the season after losing their last four matches against difficult competition. Next match for the Bulldogs is an away match at Bayard on Tuesday.
Chadron improves to 6-2 and hosts Gering this Thursday.