Volleyball Recap: Rhea County Comes Up Short

After flying high against McMinn County last Thursday, Rhea County came back down to earth. The Golden Eagles fell just short of the Walker Valley Mustangs by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Golden Eagles were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Mustangs apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2024.

Rhea County actually scored more points across those five sets (104-102), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The final score came out to 25-21, 18-25, 19-25, 25-23, 15-10.

Kamryn Swafford

Digs

09/02/25 @ Walker Valley	17
08/28/25 vs McMinn County	13
08/26/25 vs East Hamilton	21
08/25/25 vs Sale Creek	28
08/23/25 vs Cleveland	10

Despite the loss, Rhea County still got an impressive performance from Kamryn Swafford, who had 17 digs and three assists. Swafford has been hot, having posted ten or more digs the last five times she's played. Kindale Rumer also deserves some recognition as she served her first ace of the season.

Walker Valley was led to victory by Julia Scarbrough and Isabella Cook. Scarbrough had 28 assists and three digs, while Cook had 22 assists. Those 28 assists gave Scarbrough a new career-high.

With the loss, Rhea County broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-3. As for Walker Valley, their record now sits at 3-8.

Coming up, Rhea County will face off against Ooltewah at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. As for Walker Valley, they are taking a road trip to face off against East Hamilton at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.