Volleyball Recap: Bentonville West Comes Up Short in High-Profile Contest with Ozark

By Team Reports Oct 2, 2024, 7:31am

Volleyball Recap: Bentonville West Wolverines vs. Ozark Tigers

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Bentonville West is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Ozark. The Bentonville West Wolverines fell just short of the Ozark Tigers by a score of 2-1. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Wolverines of the 2-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2023.

Bentonville West started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-14, 25-13.

Despite the loss, Bentonville West still got an impressive performance from Trinity Collette, who had 11 digs.

Leading Ozark to victory were Alexis Andela and Bradie Soloman. Andela had eight digs, while Soloman had four digs and two aces.

Bentonville West has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-8 record this season. As for Ozark, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-1.

Bentonville West didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-1 loss vs. Har-Ber on the 24th. Ozark has also already played their next game, a 3-0 win against Neosho on the 24th.

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