There's no place like home for Stillwater, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They had just enough and edged out the Westmoore Jaguars 3-2 on Tuesday. For the Pioneers, this counts as revenge for the 3-1 win the Jaguars walked away with the last time they faced one another back in August of 2024.
Stillwater had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 22-25, 25-23, 25-21, 16-14.
Kael Valdois
| 08/19/25 vs Westmoore | 9 |
| 08/16/25 vs Bishop Kelley | 7 |
| 08/16/25 vs Mustang | 7 |
| 08/15/25 vs Owasso | 5 |
| 08/15/25 vs Enid | 5 |
Stillwater was led to victory by Taylor Rattay and Kael Valdois. Rattay had 19 digs and four assists, while Valdois had nine digs and three aces. Those nine digs gave Valdois a new career-high.
They weren't the only good server: Stillwater was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Despite the loss, Westmoore saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Oakley Bryce had six digs and two aces. Bryce is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ivy Dang, who had 12 digs and one assist.
Stillwater's victory ended a three-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-5. As for Westmoore, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 5-2 record.
Stillwater wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-1 loss against Bixby on the 21st. As for Westmoore, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Norman North on the 21st.
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