Mound City entered their matchup against Rock Port on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Panthers fell just short of the Blue Jays by a score of 3-2. The Panthers were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Blue Jays earlier this season, when they won 3-1.
Mound City started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 18-25, 18-25, 25-15, 25-18, 15-7.
Maggie Osburn paced Mound City's offense, picking up 26 kills. Osburn got some help from Danica McDonald and her 20 assists. McDonald was also solid from the service line: she led the team with four aces.
Rock Port got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Raylynn Jenkins out in front who had 20 assists and three digs. That's the most assists Jenkins has posted since back in September. Tatum Vogler was another key player, getting 12 digs and four assists.
Mound City's loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 11-1 and their overall record down to 20-8-1. As for Rock Port, the victory was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 28-5-3.
As of now, neither Mound City nor the Blue Jays have any future games scheduled.
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