Volleyball Recap: Mount Academy Eagles vs. Portville Panthers
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Mount Academy can now relate to. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Portville Panthers on Saturday. The Eagles' loss signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Amy Boller paced Mount Academy's offense, picking up nine kills. Boller got some help from
Marion Winter and her 17 assists. Finally,
Gina O'Connell kept Mount Academy's defense grounded, leading the team with four blocks.
Portville can attribute much of their success to Mia Rhinehart, who had 16 digs and a kill. Rhinehart has been hot for a while, having posted 11 or more digs the last nine times she's played.
Mount Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 35-6-4. As for Portville, the victory was the 17th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 37-3-2.
Mount Academy has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 win against Stillwater on the 23rd. As for Portville, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 victory against Tioga on the 23rd.
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