Mississinawa Valley had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Botkins Trojans. This was payback for the Blackhawks, who suffered a 3-2 defeat the last time these two teams met.
The final score came out to 25-12, 25-20, 25-27, 25-10.
Caeden Fritz was the offensive standout of the contest as she had 14 digs.
Mississinawa Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in five consecutive matches.
Despite the loss, Botkins saw an underclassman step up: Peyton Platfoot had 12 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Platfoot has posted in her last seven matchups.
Mississinawa Valley is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Botkins, they dropped their record down to 8-13 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Houston the next time they take the court. Mississinawa Valley will head out to face Houston at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, while Botkins will head out to face them at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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