On Tuesday, Blue Valley North faced Blue Valley West in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Blue Valley North Mustangs fell just short of the Blue Valley West Jaguars by a score of 2-1. The Mustangs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Jaguars apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
Blue Valley North actually scored more points across those three sets (71-70), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 19-25, 25-22.
Blue Valley North's loss came despite strong showings from Samantha Shultz and Gabby Powell. Shultz had 14 digs, while Powell had 18 assists. Powell has been hot recently, having posted ten or more assists the last seven times she's played.
Blue Valley West was led to victory by Brookelyn Hatton and Alyssa Young. Hatton had 13 digs, while Young had nine digs.
Blue Valley North's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-3. As for Blue Valley West, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
Blue Valley North will face off against Blue Springs South at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Blue Valley West, they will venture away from home to face off against Blue Valley Southwest at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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