Volleyball Recap: Mountain Grove Panthers vs. Southern Boone Eagles
On Saturday, the Mountain Grove Panthers narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Southern Boone Eagles 2-1.
Mountain Grove had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-23, 25-14.
Among those leading the charge was Makenna Mcgowan, who had nine digs and two aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last eight contests.
Despite the defeat, Southern Boone had strong showings from Payton Germann, who had 11 digs, two kills, and two kills, and Kamryn Weter, who had four digs. Germann is also crushing it when it comes to assists: she's posted at least 14 every time she's taken the court this season.
Mountain Grove's victory bumped their record up to 9-2-1. As for Southern Boone, their loss dropped their record down to 9-3-1.
Mountain Grove's road trip will continue as they head out to face Sullivan at 3:15 p.m. on Saturday. Mountain Grove is facing Sullivan at the right time seeing as Sullivan is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Southern Boone, they will welcome Osage at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Osage will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Southern Boone surely won't give up without a fight.
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