Van Buren unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of the Bentonville West Wolverines by a score of 3-2 on Monday. If the Pointers were looking for revenge after losing 3-0 to the Wolverines when the teams met back in August of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Van Buren wouldn't go down easily and took Bentonville West into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-23, 24-26, 18-25, 15-10.
Leading Bentonville West to victory were Jayden Gribble and Laney Chilton. Gribble had 34 assists and eight digs, while Chilton had 19 digs and six assists.
Van Buren wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against Southside on the 26th. As for Bentonville West, they have also already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Rogers Heritage on the 28th.
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