If Battle was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Smith-Cotton last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Battle Spartans lost 3-0 to the Blue Springs South Jaguars on Monday.
The match came down to the wire multiple times:two sets needed extra rallies to declare a winner. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 27-25, 26-24.
Janaya Weitkemper paced Battle's offense, picking up 11 kills. Weitkemper got some help from
Taylor Heath and her 24 assists. Weitkemper was also a major player on defense: she and
Jaleah Brookins shared the team lead in blocks, finishing with two each.
Blue Springs South was led to victory by Avery Henson and Katelyn Heidbreder. Henson had four digs and 18 assists, while Heidbreder had eight digs and two aces.
Battle has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 19-9-2 record this season. As for Blue Springs South, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-22.
Battle does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Blue Springs South has already played their next match, a 3-2 victory against Blue Springs on the 29th.
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