Batavia typically has all the answers at home, but on Monday Waynesville proved too difficult a challenge. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Bulldogs 3-2. The victory was familiar territory for the Spartans, who have now won three matchups in a row.
Waynesville was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (116-112), but they still managed to win. The final score came out to 17-25, 25-23, 27-25, 28-30, 15-13.

Morgan Johnsen
| 10/06/25 @ Batavia | 12 |
| 10/04/25 vs Clinton-Massie | 5 |
| 10/02/25 @ Carlisle | 1 |
| 09/30/25 vs Dayton Christian | 4 |
| 09/29/25 vs Carroll | 10 |
| + 10 more games |
Waynesville can attribute much of their success to Morgan Johnsen, who had 12 digs and one assist. That's the most digs Johnsen has posted since back in September.
Waynesville was lethal from the service line and finished the match with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in three consecutive matches.
Waynesville's win bumped their record up to 12-8. As for Batavia, their loss ended an eight-match streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-5.
Waynesville didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Madison on the 7th. As for Batavia, they will face off against Cincinnati Christian at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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