CHEROKEE — Marmaton Valley Junior High won’t have to wait long to take another swing at its opponent from Southeast Junior High School.
After cruising past Pleasanton in straight sets, the Wildcats dropped a hard-fought two-set loss to Southeast, falling 25-21 and 25-22.
“It was a great game against Southeast,” Wildcat head coach Brenda Mills said. “We came up short at the end, but I was extremely proud of our serves, setting it up and hitting. It was an exciting two sets.”
Andie Carr led Marmaton Valley with seven points, followed by Taylen Blevins with six, Addisyn Drake with four, Jae Beachner with three, Layla Cook with two and Emma Michael with one.
Marmaton Valley will get its shot at redemption Thursday with a home match against Southeast.
A balanced scoring attack led the Wildcats in the 25-11, 25-20 win over Pleasanton.
Michael was the high-scorer with nine points, while Beachner and Cook both scored seven and Blevins six. Carr added two and Drake one.
In B team action, Marmaton Valley won both of its matches, defeating Pleasanton 25-14 and 25-20, before knocking off Southeast in a three-set thriller, 25-14, 17-25 and 15-7. Individual statistics were unavailable.
