If Nixa was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Rock Bridge on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Eagles fell just short of the Lee's Summit Tigers by a score of 3-2 on Friday. While the Eagles didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Tigers 25-8 in the first set.
Nixa started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 8-25, 15-25, 25-20, 25-19, 15-10.
Colt McCoy paced Nixa's offense, picking up 18 kills. McCoy got some help from Bryce Peebles and his 43 assists. Peebles was also solid from the service line: he led the team with three aces.
Trenton Oldham was nothing short of spectacular for Lee's Summit: he had 16 digs and two aces. Those two aces gave Oldham a new career-high.
Nixa's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Lee's Summit, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-6.
Nixa didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against Hickman on the 5th. As for Lee's Summit, they have also already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Rock Bridge on the 5th.
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