It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Big Walnut had no problem doing just that  on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Teays Valley Vikings as they made off with  a  3-0 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Golden Eagles also won the last time the pair played  back in October of 2024.
 The  3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Big Walnut was: they took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-14,  25-11.
 Peyton Gordon was nothing short of spectacular: she  had 13  digs and three  aces.
 They weren't the only good servers: Big Walnut  was lethal from the service line and  finished the match with 12  aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now  served at least six  aces in eight consecutive  matchups.
 When it comes to explaining why Teays Valley lost, don't look at  Ellie Tatman. Despite the final result, she  had 26  digs and two  assists. Tatman has been hot for a while, having  posted ten or more  digs the last 34 times she's  played. The team also got some help courtesy of  Emma Minton, who  had nine assists and seven  digs.

Golden Eagles
| 10/25/25 vs Teays Valley | 3-0 | 
| 10/22/25 vs Marion Harding | 3-0 | 
| 10/09/25 vs Westland | 3-0 | 
Big Walnut pushed their record up to 18-6 with the  victory, which was their third straight  at home. As for Teays Valley, they have  traveled a rocky road recently, having  lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 12-12 record  this season.
 Big Walnut will square off against Worthington Kilbourne at 8:00  p.m.  on Wednesday. Teays Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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