{"id":1466,"date":"2023-10-06T14:27:11","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T19:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/?p=1466"},"modified":"2023-10-06T14:27:12","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T19:27:12","slug":"trojans-suffer-tough-loss-at-home-to-cougars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/2023\/10\/06\/trojans-suffer-tough-loss-at-home-to-cougars\/","title":{"rendered":"Trojans Suffer Tough Loss at Home to Cougars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-275\" src=\"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WestCentralTrojans.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WestCentralTrojans.png 96w, https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WestCentralTrojans-80x80.png 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/>The West Central Trojans hosted the McCook Central\/Montrose Fighting Cougars on Thursday, October 5th.\u00a0 The Fighting Cougars won a tough battle in five sets by scores of 24-26, 25-22, 23-25, 25-18, and 15-12.<\/p>\n<p>A 7-0 early put the Trojans ahead 9-4.\u00a0 The Cougars chipped away at the lead and tied the score 12-12.\u00a0 After a 14-14 tie, McCook Central\/Montrose went on a 7-1 run for a 21-15 lead.\u00a0 West Central pulled within three, 24-21, and then scored the next five points to get a 26-24 come-from-behind win.\u00a0 The Trojans started the second set on a 7-4 run and pushed the lead to 12-7.\u00a0 McCook Central\/Montrose made the comeback in the second set and went on an 11-3 run for an 18-15 lead.\u00a0 They continued to lead to the 25-22 victory.<\/p>\n<p>The third set went back and forth through the early and middle stages.\u00a0 The score was tied 4-4, 10-10, and 15-15.\u00a0 West Central was able to get an advantage and led 20-19 and 22-21.\u00a0 The Trojans finished the third set with a 25-23 win.\u00a0 After a 4-4 tie start the fourth set, the Fighting Cougars slowly pulled away.\u00a0 They took a 12-9 lead and built it to a 25-18 win.\u00a0 McCook Central\/Montrose would then win the fifth and final set by a score of 15-12.<\/p>\n<p>Addison Meadors had 11 kills.\u00a0 Marrisa Dobbs finished with 10 kills, three ace serves, three blocks, and 11 set assists.\u00a0 Ella Harden added 10 kills as well.\u00a0 Jocelyn Nilson had 65 digs on teh night.\u00a0 Avery Nothdurft added 22 digs, and Ellie Lienhard had 24 set assists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The West Central Trojans hosted the McCook Central\/Montrose Fighting Cougars on Thursday, October 5th.\u00a0 The Fighting Cougars won a tough battle in five sets by scores of 24-26, 25-22, 23-25, 25-18, and 15-12. 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