Fort Osage lost against Grain Valley on Saturday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Indians took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles.
Fort Osage started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-19, 25-13, 25-22.
Alivia Saultz paced Fort Osage's offense, picking up ten kills. Saultz got some help from Ryleigh Gage and her 28 assists. Elaina Noaese and Mya Holloway kept things locked in from the service line: the pair finished with two aces apiece.
Grain Valley can attribute much of their success to Makenna Lane, who had eight digs and two aces. That's the most aces Lane has posted over her last eight games. Brielle Carroll also deserves some recognition as she had her first block of the season.
Fort Osage's loss dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Grain Valley, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Fort Osage has already played their next contest, a 3-1 victory against Platte County on the 18th. Grain Valley has also already played their next game (against Ruskin), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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