Volleyball Recap: Excel's Victory on Thursday Extends Winning Streak to Three + How To Watch

By Team Reports Oct 10, 2025, 1:14pm

Volleyball Recap: Excel Panthers vs. Escambia County Blue Devils

HOW TO WATCH: This match can be replayed on the NFHS Network, the official streaming partner of the AL High School Athletic Assn. (AHSAA) & Excel High School. Watch Full Replay

Excel waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Escambia County Blue Devils. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 3-0 back in September.

In the three sets Excel was on fire: they won each by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-4, 25-10, 25-14.

Kensley Rowell

Serving Aces (Career)

10/09/25 vs Escambia County8
09/09/25 vs Monroe County4
08/28/25 @ Jackson2
09/30/25 @ Flomaton1
09/23/25 @ Monroe County1

Kensley Rowell went supernova, getting 11 assists and eight aces. Those eight aces gave her a new career-high.

Rowell wasn't the only good servers: Excel was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 27 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive contests.

Excel's record now sits at 14-9. As for Escambia County, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 0-10.

Excel does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Escambia County, they will take on W.S. Neal at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday.

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