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Banner falls in close 3-0 match to Lady Vikings

Banner County fought down to the wire in all three games Thursday night against Guernsey-Sunrise.

The Lady Wildcats had the lead or were tied in all three games before ultimately falling to the Lady Vikings by scores of 25-22, 28-26 and 25-22.

"Close games like (Thursday) are always tough to lose. Both teams obviously fought hard in every set, point by point," Banner coach Bethany Cooper said. "Of course, I wish we had come away with the win, but I cannot be more proud of how far my girls have come in just the last week. (Thursday) night proved their strength, diligence and teamwork. We a...