Volleyball Recap: Thompson Valley Takes Loss Despite Strong Performances from Payton Reichelderfer and Skyler Morton

Thompson Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mullen Mustangs. The Eagles were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Mustangs apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in November of 2024.

Payton Reichelderfer

Digs

11/01/25 vs Mullen	18
11/01/25 vs Erie	16
10/31/25 vs Rampart	16

Despite the loss, Thompson Valley had strong showings from Skyler Morton, who had nine aces and four digs, and Payton Reichelderfer, who had 18 digs and two assists. Reichelderfer has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more digs the last three times she's played.

Leading Mullen to victory were Milli Mares and Olivia Warfield. Mares had 14 assists and nine digs, while Warfield had five aces and one assist. Those nine digs gave Mares a new career-high.

Thompson Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 13-10. As for Mullen, the victory snapped their losing streak at three matches and leaves them with a 17-6 record.

Thompson Valley has already played their next contest (against Skyview), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Mullen, they have also already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Holy Family on the 8th.