Zionsville unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of the McCutcheon Mavericks by a score of 3-2 on Monday. The Eagles were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Mavericks apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in August of 2024.
Zionsville actually scored more points across those five sets (107-106), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 20-25, 25-23, 20-25, 16-14.
Josie Imes paced Zionsville's offense, picking up 19 kills. Imes got some help from Averie Leblanc and her 50 assists. Abby Swan controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
McCutcheon found their leader in sophomore Lydia Weaver, who had 15 digs and two aces.
McCutcheon's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2.
Zionsville didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against Pike on the 20th. As for McCutcheon, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-2 defeat against Fishers on the 20th.
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