Volleyball Recap: Keystone Heights Takes Loss Despite Strong Performances from Mia Rivera and Kaleigh Marquart

By Team Reports Oct 8, 2024, 10:07am

Volleyball Recap: Keystone Heights Indians vs. Newberry Panthers

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Keystone Heights was the 3-2 winner over Newberry when they last played one another back in September, but their luck changed this time around. The Keystone Heights Indians fell 3-1 to the Newberry Panthers on Monday. The Indians have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-15, 19-25, 25-17.

Keystone Heights' loss came despite strong showings from Kaleigh Marquart and Mia Rivera. Marquart had three aces, a kill, and 26 assists, while Rivera had 16 kills and four digs. Rivera has been hot recently, having posted six or more kills the last six times she's played.

Even though they lost, Keystone Heights was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in five consecutive games.

Keystone Heights' defeat dropped their record down to 7-14. As for Newberry, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-10.

Keystone Heights will stay at home for another game and welcome Bradford at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Newberry, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Fort White at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.

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