Bentonville West faced Fayetteville in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Wolverines came up short against the Bulldogs, falling 3-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bulldogs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-1 on September 2nd.
While Bentonville West ultimately came up short, they really made Fayetteville work, particularly in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 26-24, 25-16.
Audrey Calva paced Bentonville West's offense, picking up 14 kills. Calva got some help from Jayden Gribble and her 19 assists. Laney Chilton controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Fayetteville was led to victory by Lyla Blagg and Eva Mcpike. Blagg had 12 digs and one assist, while Mcpike had ten digs and two aces. That's the most digs Mcpike has posted since back in August. Lydia Washington also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.
Bentonville West has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-8 record this season. As for Fayetteville, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 14-2.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Bentonville West will face off against rival Springdale at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Fayetteville is set to take on their familiar foe Rogers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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