Fans were treated to a battle of the Eagles on Friday. Nixa fell just short of Grain Valley by a score of 2-1. Nixa was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Grain Valley apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2024.
The 2-1 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-27, 25-23.
Colt McCoy paced Nixa's offense, picking up ten kills. McCoy got some help from Bryce Peebles and his 27 assists. Zakhar Syrnikov and Kyle Griffin kept things locked in from the service line: the pair finished with two aces apiece.
Nixa's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Grain Valley, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 8-5-1.
Nixa didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 win against Seckman on the 12th. As for Grain Valley, they have also already played their next game, a 2-0 defeat against North Point on the 12th.
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