Volleyball Recap: Mountain Grove's Win on Saturday Extends Winning Streak to 12

By Team Reports Oct 13, 2024, 2:58pm

Volleyball Recap: Mountain Grove Panthers vs. Willow Springs Bears

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Mountain Grove waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with 11 straight wins... but they left with 12. They came out on top against the Willow Springs Bears by a score of 2-0. The Panthers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Bears, too.

While Mountain Grove won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-19.

Leading Mountain Grove to victory were Sadie Schober and Raylee Stenzel. Schober had four digs and three aces, while Stenzel hit 73.3% for 26 killsfour digs and two aces. Stenzel is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had ten or more in the last 15 games she's played dating back to last season.

Mountain Grove was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 12 consecutive games.

Mountain Grove has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-2-1 record this season. As for Willow Springs, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-5-2.

Mountain Grove has already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Eminence on the 7th. As for Willow Springs, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-1 loss against Winona on the 8th.

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