After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Highland, Benton was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Cassville Comets. This was payback for the Zephyrs, who suffered a 3-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 27-25, 14-25, 25-17.
Madeline Davis
| 09/04/25 @ Cassville | 5 |
| 08/30/25 vs Juda | 3 |
| 08/30/25 vs Black Hawk | 2 |
| 08/30/25 vs Potosi | 1 |
| 08/28/25 @ Shullsburg | 1 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Benton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Madeline Davis, who had ten digs and five aces. Those five aces gave Davis a new career-high. River Curtis was another key player, getting seven blocks, five kills, and three aces.
They weren't the only good server: Benton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cassville only served seven aces.
Benton's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 3-4. As for Cassville, their defeat was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-5.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Benton will face off against rival River Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Cassville is set to challenge their familiar foe Potosi at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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