Volleyball Recap: Genoa Area Takes Loss Despite Strong Efforts from Charli Magnone and Marley Mollenhauer

By Team Reports Oct 2, 2024, 10:11am

Volleyball Recap: Genoa Area Comets vs. St. Joseph Central Catholic Crimson Streaks

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If Genoa Area was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Northwood last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Genoa Area Comets fell just short of the St. Joseph Central Catholic Crimson Streaks by a score of 3-2 on Monday. The Comets have struggled against the Crimson Streaks recently, as their game on Monday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.

In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Genoa Area sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 20-25, 25-19, 20-25, 15-11.

Genoa Area's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Marley Mollenhauer, who had 22 digs, and Charli Magnone, who had 17 digs. Mollenhauer is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.

Avery Naderer was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had 14 digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in August. Another player making a difference was Allison Laurer, who had nine digs.

Genoa Area now has a losing record at 8-9. As for St. Joseph Central Catholic, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season.

Genoa Area didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-2 defeat vs. Otsego on the 1st. St. Joseph Central Catholic has also already played their next game, a 3-0 win against Woodmore on the 1st.

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