Volleyball Recap: Tonganoxie Takes a Loss

By Team Reports Sep 20, 2024, 11:48am

Volleyball Recap: Tonganoxie Chieftains vs. Emporia Spartans

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Tonganoxie entered their game against Emporia on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Tonganoxie Chieftains fell just short of the Emporia Spartans by a score of 2-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Chieftains in their matchups with the Spartans: they've now lost three in a row.

In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Tonganoxie sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 21-25, 25-14.

Emporia can attribute much of their success to Molly Williams, who had 16 digs. Williams has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more digs the last three times she's played.

Tonganoxie's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Emporia, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-6.

Tonganoxie didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 defeat vs. Basehor-Linwood on the 19th. Emporia has also already played their next matchup, a 2-0 win against South on the 19th.

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