Volleyball Recap: Melrose Extends Winning Streak to Nine

Buffaloes

Previous Games

10/28/25 vs Elida	3-0
10/23/25 vs Lake Arthur	3-0
10/21/25 @ Floyd	3-0
10/16/25 @ Gateway Christian	3-0
10/14/25 vs Dora	3-0
+ 4 more games

Melrose waltzed into their match on Tuesday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Elida Tigers. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 3-2 on October 9th.

Melrose was especially dominant in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-21, 25-12.

Among those leading the charge was Shylynn Downey, who had 12 digs and three aces.

Downey wasn't the only good servers: Melrose was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in seven consecutive contests.

Melrose's win bumped their record up to 16-2. As for Elida, they moved to 18-3 with that defeat, which also ended their three-match winning streak.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Melrose will square off against rival Dora at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Elida is set to face off against their familiar foe Gateway Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.