Bentonville West faced Southside in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Wolverines fell just short of the Mavericks by a score of 3-2. The Wolverines were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Mavericks earlier this season, when they won 3-0.
Bentonville West actually scored more points across those five sets (102-92), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 12-25, 15-25, 25-18, 15-12.
Audrey Calva paced Bentonville West's offense, picking up 19 kills. Calva got some help from Olivia Hamm and her 30 assists. Jayden Gribble controlled things from the service line, finishing with six aces.
Bentonville West's defeat dropped their record down to 19-10. As for Southside, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-7-1.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Bentonville West will square off against rival Har-Ber at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Southside is set to take on their familiar foe Rogers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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