Volleyball Recap: Chester Yellowjackets vs. Red Bud Musketeers
Red Bud typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Chester proved too difficult a challenge. They won by a set and slipped past the Red Bud Musketeers 2-1. For the Yellowjackets, this counts as revenge for the 2-0 defeat the Musketeers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Chester who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 22-25, 25-21.
Gianna Eggemeyer was the offensive standout of the match as she had 11 digs and two aces.
Red Bud lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Maria Murry, who had 28 digs. Murry is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season. Ella Umbdenstock was another key player, getting four digs and 16 assists.
Chester has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-11 record this season. As for Red Bud, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 20-8.
Chester has already played their next game, a 2-0 loss against Nashville on the 19th. As for Red Bud, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 2-0 defeat against Highland on the 18th.
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