Mission Valley was the 2-0 winner over Council Grove when they last played one another back in August of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Mission Valley Vikings fell 2-0 to the Council Grove Braves on Tuesday.
While Mission Valley was not able to win a set, they sure kept things interesting: every set was decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-22.
Despite the loss, Mission Valley had strong showings from J'Lynn Wiseman, who had 12 digs and two aces, and Kenady Deever, who had 14 digs.
Council Grove can attribute much of their success to Marlee Gant, who had 15 digs.
Mission Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 10-7. As for Council Grove, their victory ended an 11-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-6.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Council Grove beat Mission Valley by a score of 2-1 later that day.
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