Volleyball Recap: Dynamic Duo of Mallory Berry and Emily Avelar Lead Beecher to Victory

Elena Kvasnicka

Attacks Kills

10/15/25 @ Coal City	18
10/14/25 vs Clifton Central	11
10/11/25 vs Rantoul	11
10/11/25 vs Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley	16
10/09/25 @ Illiana Christian	12
+ 9 more games

Coal City came into Wednesday's contest looking for another win against Beecher, but Elena Kvasnicka wouldn't allow it. The Bobcats narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Coalers 2-1 for which the team can thank Kvasnicka, who had 18 kills, 13 digs, and three aces. She is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had seven or more in each of the last 14 games she's played.

The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Beecher who won the one that mattered. The final score came out to 25-12, 23-25, 25-20.

Leading Beecher to victory were Emily Avelar and Mallory Berry. Avelar had 14 digs and eight kills, while Berry had six digs and two aces. What's more, Berry racked up 14 assists, the most she's had over her last 11 matches.

The win made it two in a row for Beecher and bumps their season record up to 15-11. As for Coal City, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 14-15-1.

Beecher has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 victory against Grace Christian Academy on the 16th. As for Coal City, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 2-0 win against Herscher on the 16th.