After flying high against Many Farms last Thursday, Round Valley came back down to earth. The Round Valley Elks came up short against the Northland Prep Academy Spartans on Saturday, falling 3-0. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Elks of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October.
Round Valley was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-17, 25-22.
Addison Poston paced Round Valley's offense, picking up 14 kills. Poston got some help from
Kylar Penrod and her ten assists. Poston also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with
Ruth Wiltbank, racking up two apiece.
Northland Prep Academy can attribute much of their success to Karlie Zeglin, who had five digs and five aces. That's the most aces Zeglin has posted since back in October of 2023.
Round Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 18-11. As for Northland Prep Academy, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 24-8.
Round Valley has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Valley on the 2nd. As for Northland Prep Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against St. Johns on the 2nd.
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