Blue Springs South was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell just short of the Grain Valley Eagles by a score of 3-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Jaguars of the 2-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
Blue Springs South started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 16-25, 25-22, 25-11, 15-10.
Despite the loss, Blue Springs South had strong showings from Morgan Trieb, who had 22 digs, and Lea Gage, who had seven digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave Gage a new career-high in aces.
Leading Grain Valley to victory were Shellby Overturf and Chloe Hernandez. Overturf had ten digs and three aces, while Hernandez had nine digs.
Blue Springs South's defeat dropped their record down to 6-16. As for Grain Valley, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 16-11 record this season.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Jaguars dukes it out withBlue Springs at 8:40 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Grain Valley, they will take on Chrisman at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Grain Valley is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
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