Volleyball Recap: Minerva's Winning Streak Snapped at Four Games

By Team Reports Sep 20, 2024, 3:29pm

Volleyball Recap: Minerva Lions vs. West Branch Warriors

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It was a good run, but Minerva unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the West Branch Warriors. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Lions of the 3-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in August.

While Minerva had to take the loss, they sure made a game of it, especially in the third set. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-17, 24-26, 25-10.

Ragan Greeneisen went supernova for West Branch, getting 33 digs and four aces. That's the most aces Greeneisen has posted since back in August. Another player making a difference was Sara Schmidt, who had nine digs.

Minerva's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-8. As for West Branch, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-3.

Minerva will head out on the road to challenge United at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for West Branch, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Mineral Ridge at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. West Branch will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.

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