The Miller Grove Wolverines narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Kendrick Cherokees 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wolverines.
Miller Grove had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 15-25, 25-19, 15-8.

Payton Black
08/14/25 vs Kendrick | 5 |
08/12/25 vs Cedar Grove | 2 |
08/09/25 vs Lithonia | 4 |
08/09/25 @ M.L. King | 4 |
08/09/25 vs Redan | 5 |
Miller Grove can attribute much of their success to Payton Black, who had six blocks, five kills, and three aces. That's the most kills Black has posted over her last five games.
Miller Grove's win bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Kendrick, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-2.
Coming up, Miller Grove will square off against Carver at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Kendrick, they will head out to challenge Howard at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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