Volleyball Recap: Morgan Wolfe and Melody Xue Secure Win for Blue Valley

By Team Reports Oct 21, 2024, 3:20pm

Volleyball Recap: Blue Valley Tigers vs. Shawnee Mission East Lancers

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There's no place like home for Blue Valley, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Shawnee Mission East Lancers on Saturday. The Tigers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Lancers, too.

Blue Valley never let Shawnee Mission East on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 26-24.

Blue Valley was led to victory by Melody Xue and Morgan Wolfe. Xue had four digs, two aces, a kill, and a block, while Wolfe had 11 digs. Xue is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 15 or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season.

Blue Valley has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-19 record this season. As for Shawnee Mission East, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-21-1 record this season.

Blue Valley didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 defeat against Blue Valley North on the 19th. Shawnee Mission East has also already played their next matchup, a 2-0 loss against Bentonville on the 19th.

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