Mustangs
| 10/14/25 vs Southwest | 3-0 |
| 10/09/25 vs Seneca | 3-0 |
| 10/07/25 @ Cassville | 3-2 |
McDonald County won the last time they faced Southwest and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Mustangs were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Trojans. The win was familiar territory for the Mustangs, who have now won three contests in a row.
While McDonald County won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-23, 25-14.
Leading McDonald County to victory were Leslie Velazques and Jozlynn Grigsby. Velazques had 13 digs and three aces, while Grigsby had four digs and two aces. That's the most aces Grigsby has posted over her last 13 matchups.
They weren't the only good servers: McDonald County was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in four consecutive matches.
Despite the loss, Southwest had strong showings from Olivia Hnem, who had 16 digs and two aces, and Abi Hnem, who had ten digs and eight assists. Olivia has been hot recently, having posted 13 or more digs the last three times she's played.
McDonald County's victory bumped their record up to 8-16-2. As for Southwest, they moved to 11-17-3 with that defeat, which also ended their three-match winning streak.
Coming up, McDonald County will welcome Neosho at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Southwest, they will head out to square off against Galena at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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