Grain Valley was the 2-1 winner over Blue Springs when they last played one another back in August, but their luck changed this time around. The Grain Valley Eagles fell just short of the Blue Springs Wildcats by a score of 2-1 on Saturday.
Grain Valley started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-9, 25-23.
Chloe Hernandez and Bailey Dougan certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Hernandez had 12 digs, while Dougan had five digs.
Blue Springs was led to victory by Ella Ludwig and Mary Cates. Ludwig had nine digs and two aces, while Cates had five digs and two aces. That's the most aces Cates has posted since back in September of 2023.
Grain Valley's loss dropped their record down to 11-9. As for Blue Springs, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 11-9.
Grain Valley will square off against Truman at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Blue Springs, they are on the road again on Wednesday to play Lee's Summit at 5:00 p.m.
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