If Southwest was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Hurley on Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Trojans lost 3-0 to the McDonald County Mustangs on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Trojans of the 2-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2022.
Southwest was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-23, 25-14.
Marissa Freeman paced Southwest's offense, picking up 11 kills. Freeman got some help from Abi Hnem and her eight assists. Freeman also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with Olivia Hnem, each putting up two.
McDonald County was led to victory by Leslie Velazques and Jozlynn Grigsby. Velazques had 13 digs and three aces, while Grigsby had four digs and two aces. Those three aces gave Velazques a new career-high.
Trojans
| 10/14/25 @ McDonald County | 0-3 |
| 10/13/25 vs Hurley | 3-0 |
| 10/09/25 vs Purdy | 3-1 |
| 10/07/25 @ Exeter | 3-0 |
| 10/06/25 @ Crane | 0-3 |
The loss snapped Southwest's winning streak at three matches and leaves them with a 11-17-3 record. As for McDonald County, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 8-16-2.
Looking ahead, Southwest will venture away from home to take on Galena at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for McDonald County, they will host Neosho at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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