Volleyball Recap: Canton Takes Loss Despite Strong Performances from Mallory Alexander and Peyton Goodon

By Team Reports Aug 19, 2025, 9:25am

Volleyball Recap: Canton Eagles vs. Peaster Greyhounds

Canton lost against Peaster back in August of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Eagles fell just short of the Greyhounds by a score of 2-1. The loss put an end to the Eagles' undefeated start to the season.

Mallory Alexander

Assists

08/14/25 vs Peaster14
08/14/25 vs Tuloso-Midway13
11/08/24 vs Sunnyvale30
11/05/24 vs Carthage35
10/29/24 vs Athens29
+ 18 more games

Peyton Goodon and Mallory Alexander certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Goodon had nine digs, while Alexander had 14 assists and three digs. Alexander has been hot for a while, having posted 13 or more assists the last 23 times she's played.

Peaster was led to victory by Kyler Shirley and Chloe Pilgrim. Shirley had eight digs and five assists, while Pilgrim had six digs and one assist.

Having lost for the first time this season, Canton fell to 3-1. As for Peaster, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 4-1.

Canton has already played their next matchup, a 2-1 win against Liberty on the 14th. As for Peaster, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 2-0 victory against Tuloso-Midway on the 14th.

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