Volleyball Recap: Platte County Comes Up Short

After flying high against Truman on Wednesday, Platte County came back down to earth. Platte County lost 3-0 to Belton on Thursday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against Belton this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-1 back in September.

While Platte County ultimately came up short, they really made Belton work, particularly in the first set. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-19, 25-22.

Carissa Bacon paced Platte County's offense, picking up nine kills. Bacon got some help from Ella Cruce and her 14 assists. Cruce was also solid from the service line: she led the team with four aces.

Belton found their leader in sophomore Maddie Asaeli, who had 21 assists and eight digs. Those 21 assists set a new season-high mark for Asaeli.

Pirates

Previous 5 Games

10/02/25 @ Belton	0-3
10/01/25 vs Truman	3-0
09/29/25 vs St. Pius X	3-2
09/25/25 @ Ruskin	3-0
09/24/25 vs St. Michael the Archangel	0-3

With the defeat, Platte County broke their three-match winning streak and moved their record to 14-9-2. As for Belton, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-5.

Platte County wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-2 win against Kearney on the 6th. As for Belton, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 loss against St. Michael the Archangel on the 4th.