After flying high against East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] last Thursday, Mound City came back down to earth. The Mound City Panthers took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rock Port Blue Jays on Thursday. The Panthers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Blue Jays apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played on October 1st.
While Mound City ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 19 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-20, 23-25, 25-19.
Miranda Reiger paced Mound City's offense, picking up 25 kills. Reiger got some help from
Maggie Osburn and her 24 assists. Osburn also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with
Danica McDonald, racking up two apiece.
Mound City's loss dropped their record down to 17-11-3. As for Rock Port, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 14-14-2.
Mound City does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Rock Port, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] on the 26th.
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