Volleyball Recap: McFarland Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Oct 28, 2024, 7:43am

Volleyball Recap: McFarland Spartans vs. Mukwonago Indians

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It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact McFarland can now relate to. They lost 3-0 to the Mukwonago Indians on Saturday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Spartans have suffered since September 12th.

While McFarland was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Mukwonago's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-23, 29-27.

Julia Ackley paced McFarland's offense, picking up nine kills. Ackley got some help from Alex Faust and her 24 assists.

Alexis Gardner had a dynamite game for Mukwonago, getting 23 digs and four aces. That's the most aces Gardner has posted in her last seven matchups.

McFarland's loss dropped their record down to 18-25. As for Mukwonago, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 32-9 record this season.

McFarland does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mukwonago, they will face off against Sun Prairie West at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mukwonago is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.

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