Mountain Grove and Mt. Vernon squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but Mountain Grove had to settle for second. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mt. Vernon Mountaineers. The Panthers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Mountaineers apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Mt. Vernon scored at least 21 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-22, 23-25, 25-23.
Raylee Stenzel paced Mountain Grove's offense, picking up 35 kills. Stenzel got some help from
Aubrie Gerla and her 35 assists. Gerla was also a major player on defense: she and
Landry Golden shared the team lead in blocks, finishing with two each.
Leading Mt. Vernon to victory were Averee Swillum and Claire Hale. Swillum had 18 digs and two aces, while Hale had 19 digs. Swillum is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last seven games she's played.
The loss snapped Mountain Grove's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 27-4-1 record. As for Mt. Vernon, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-12-2.
Mountain Grove does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mt. Vernon, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 defeat against Logan-Rogersville on the 2nd.
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