Volleyball Recap: Savannah Hancock Leads a Balanced Effort to Beat Falkner

By Team Reports Sep 29, 2025, 11:58am

Volleyball Recap: Wheeler Eagles vs. Falkner Eagles

Fans were treated to a battle of the Eagles on Thursday. Wheeler blew past Falkner 3-0. This was a revenge game for Wheeler: when they faced off against Falkner last Tuesday, they had to take a 3-1 loss.

Wheeler walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-17, 25-20.

Savannah Hancock

Digs (Career)

09/25/25 vs Falkner29
09/16/25 @ Falkner28
09/02/25 vs Pine Grove27
08/26/25 vs Baldwyn26
09/11/25 vs Biggersville24

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Wheeler to victory, but perhaps none more so than Savannah Hancock, who had 29 digs and one assist. Those 29 digs gave Hancock a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ragan Owens, who had 23 digs.

Wheeler's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-10. As for Falkner, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-12 record this season.

Wheeler will challenge Biggersville at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Falkner, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 2-0 win against Jumpertown on the 27th.

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