Volleyball Recap: Springs Valley picks up 20th straight win at home

By Team Reports Sep 23, 2024, 6:33am

Volleyball Recap: Springs Valley Blackhawks vs. Mitchell Bluejackets

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Springs Valley entered their tilt with Mitchell on Thursday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Everything went their way against the Mitchell Bluejackets as they made off with a 3-0 win. That's more bragging rights for the Blackhawks, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Springs Valley took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-13, 25-14.

Springs Valley was led to victory by Maci Eckerty and Maddie Carnes. Eckerty had 12 digs, while Carnes hit 90% for nine kills13 digs, two aces, and a block. The last time Carnes' hitting percentage was this high was in she last five contests.

Springs Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in four consecutive matchups.

Springs Valley pushed their record up to 15-2 with the victory, which was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Mitchell, they are on a 12-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-16.

Springs Valley will square off against White River Valley at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Mitchell, they will take on West Washington at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

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