Volleyball Recap: Mitchell's Run of Seven Straight Wins Now Over

Kernels

Previous 5 Games

10/21/25 @ Aberdeen Central	0-3
10/16/25 @ Watertown	3-0
10/14/25 vs Jefferson	3-2
10/11/25 vs Stevens	3-2
10/10/25 vs Rapid City Central	3-0

Mitchell dropped down to 13-5 on Tuesday, ending the team's seven-game streak of wins. They lost 3-0 to the Aberdeen Central Golden Eagles. Considering the last time the Kernels couldn't score was back in September, the team can't take the result too hard.

Charleigh Collins paced Mitchell's offense, picking up eight kills. Collins got some help from Addie Siemsen and her 21 assists. Cassidy Korzan controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.

As for Aberdeen Central, their victory bumped their record up to 14-9. The win continues a trend for them in their matchups with Mitchell: they've now won nine in a row.

Aberdeen Central was led to victory by Taylin Kleffman and Kalli Huff. Kleffman had six digs and three aces, while Huff had ten digs. That's the most aces Kleffman has posted since back in September. Lauryn Burckhard also deserves some recognition as she had her first block of the season.

Mitchell and Aberdeen Central should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps South Dakota Rankings. The Kernels will challenge Tea at 6:30 p.m. on Friday with a big rank advantage (11 vs. 70). Meanwhile, Aberdeen Central (ranked 15th) will meet Pierre T.F. Riggs (ranked 78th) at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.