Blue Valley North is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Lee's Summit West. The Blue Valley North Mustangs fell just short of the Lee's Summit West Titans by a score of 2-1. The Mustangs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Titans apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September of 2023.
Blue Valley North started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-20, 25-19.
Despite the loss, Blue Valley North still got an impressive performance from Jaden Goldberg, who had ten digs. Goldberg is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Lee's Summit West's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Zoe Barnes, who had seven digs and four aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Lainee Mustain, who had 11 digs.
Blue Valley North's defeat dropped their record down to 11-4. As for Lee's Summit West, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season.
Blue Valley North didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-1 loss vs. Liberty on the 21st. Lee's Summit West has also already played their next game, a 2-0 victory against Liberty North on the 21st.
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