Volleyball Recap: Bentonville West Wolverines vs. Southside Mavericks
On Thursday, Bentonville West faced Southside in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Bentonville West Wolverines took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Southside Mavericks. The Wolverines haven't had much luck with the Mavericks recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
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 18-25, 25-21, 25-15, 25-23.
Trinity Collette and Madeleine Koulavong certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Collette had 18 digs, while Koulavong had nine digs and two aces. That's the most aces Koulavong has posted since back in October of 2023.
Bentonville West's loss dropped their record down to 8-5. As for Southside, they pushed their record up to 9-0 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Bentonville West will face off against Staley at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Southside, they will challenge Nixa at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Nixa will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Southside surely won't give up without a fight.
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