Midland Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They came up short against the Gray Collegiate Academy War Eagles, falling 3-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the War Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-1 on September 2nd.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-17, 25-9.
Lauren Dean paced Midland Valley's offense, picking up five kills. Dean got some help from Anslee Heath and her eight assists.
Gray Collegiate Academy was led to victory by Haylee Falco and Kara Allwood. Falco had 12 assists and four digs, while Allwood had five digs and four aces. Falco is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in each of the last four games she's played. Colby Branham also deserves some recognition as she had her first kill of the season.
Midland Valley's loss dropped their record down to 4-12. As for Gray Collegiate Academy, they pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Midland Valley wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Brookland-Cayce on the 30th. As for Gray Collegiate Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 defeat against Mountain View Prep on the 26th.
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