The Malvern Leopards will take on the Central Arkansas Christian Mustangs in a tournament on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Malvern came into their game on Thursday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 3-0 to Harmony Grove. The Leopards' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Central Arkansas Christian didn't have quite enough to beat Harding Academy on Thursday and fell 3-2.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Central Arkansas Christian sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 24-26, 29-27, 22-26, 16-14.
Malvern will have to keep a close watch on Spencer Matteson and Kayla Myers, a pair of players who had a big impact on Central Arkansas Christian's prior game. Matteson had 15 digs and three aces, while Myers had 19 digs, 15 kills, and three aces. Myers is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in each of the last 31 games she's played dating back to last season.
Malvern's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Central Arkansas Christian, they now have a losing record of 6-7.
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