Melrose waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Fort Sumner/House. This was payback for the Buffaloes, who suffered a 3-2 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Melrose had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-17, 25-23, 26-24.
Braylan Morgan paced Melrose's offense, picking up 14 kills. Morgan got some help from
Kailey Jackson and her 38 assists.
Kambree Draper controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Melrose is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Fort Sumner/House, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-8.
Melrose wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-2 loss against Gateway Christian on the 2nd. Fort Sumner/House has also already played their next game, a 3-0 win against Grady on the 5th.
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