Volleyball Recap: Westerville South's Undefeated Season over After Three Games

After flying high against Thomas Worthington on Tuesday, Westerville South came back down to earth. The Wildcats fell just short of the New Albany Eagles by a score of 2-1 on Saturday. The Wildcats were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Eagles apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in August of 2021.

Westerville South actually scored more points across those three sets (70-64), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The final score came out to 26-24, 13-25, 25-21.

Their offense was headlined by Kendall McClure and Marlee Sharps, who picked up 11 kills apiece. They got some help from Janele MacClements and her 13 assists.

Leading New Albany to victory were Aline Bhat and Maisy Mathers. Bhat had 22 digs and one assist, while Mathers had 22 assists. Those 22 assists gave Mathers a new career-high.

Having lost for the first time this season, Westerville South fell to 2-1. As for New Albany, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-2.

Westerville South didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 win against Groveport-Madison on the 23rd. As for New Albany, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 2-0 defeat against Buckeye Valley on the 23rd.