Volleyball Recap: Cassville's Losing Streak Snapped at Nine Games

Cassville came into Monday's match having lost nine straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Benton Zephyrs on Monday. This was a revenge game for the Comets: when they faced off against the Zephyrs on September 4th, they had to take a 3-1 loss.

Cassville had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 14-25, 25-21, 25-18, 25-21.

Abril Giral paced Cassville's offense, picking up nine kills. Giral got some help from Jocelyn Adrian and her 32 assists. Molly Roe controlled things from the service line, finishing with five aces.

When it comes to explaining why Benton lost, don't look at Madeline Davis. Despite the final result, she had five digs and five aces.

Cassville's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-6 and their overall record up to 2-13. As for Benton, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-13.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Cassville will take on rival Potosi at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Benton is set to face off against their familiar foe River Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.