Volleyball Recap: Fort Osage Indians vs. Grain Valley Eagles
If Fort Osage was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Ruskin last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Fort Osage Indians lost 3-0 to the Grain Valley Eagles on Thursday. The Indians haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Fort Osage was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-22, 25-10.
Fort Osage's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Kayle Tyra, who had 12 digs, and Lyla Hedges, who had six digs and two aces. Tyra is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season.
Grain Valley's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Bailey Dougan, who had nine digs.
With the defeat, Fort Osage broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 10-13. As for Grain Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 18-11 record this season.
Fort Osage will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Platte County at 5:00 p.m. Platte County will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Fort Osage surely won't give up without a fight. Grain Valley has already played their next game, a 3-0 loss against Park Hill South on the 14th.
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