EUREKA — Marmaton Valley and Yates Center’s volleyball teams met at the Eureka tri-meet Tuesday night.
Yates Center (6-4) came out on top in both their matches against Marmaton Valley and Eureka while Marmaton Valley (0-5-6) is still seeking their first win of the season.
Marmaton Valley v Eureka
Eureka downed Marmaton Valley, 25-19 and 26-24.
Eureka secured the win by going on scoring runs of five points at a time including when the Tornadoes scored their fourth through ninth match points.
In the first set, Janae Granere led the Wildcats with a team-high six kills while Piper Barney had four. In the second set, Payton Scharff led with a team-high seven kills while Barney had five.
“The team keeps improving every game and they’re working hard. They’re playing to be an aggressive team,” said Marmaton Valley head coach Megan Blythe. “I like that they’re willing to take the risk even when the score is close or the other team has a lead. They’re still willing to hit the ball and willing to be aggressive which does win us a lot of points.”
Yates Center v Marmaton Valley
Yates Center took down Marmaton Valley, 25-17 and 25-23.
Kinley Morrison led the YC Wildcats with eight kills while Kamdyn Trahan and Mylin Tidd each had four. Kylah Sander, Barney and Scharff each had four kills. 
“She (Scharff) is a solid player, she’s a pillar and I trust her to cover a lot of things and she gets the job done,” said Blythe.
In the second set, Yates Center’s Peyton Petit and Adison Morrison each scored a team-high seven kills. Marmaton Valley’s Brooklyn Adams, Granere and Scharff each scored a team-high four.
Yates Center v Eureka
Yates Center took down Eureka in three sets, 25-20, 25-27 and 25-22.
Lauren McConaghie led Yates Center in the first set by scoring a team-high six points, followed by Trahan and Kinley Morrison’s five points apiece. In the second set, Addison Morrison led the Wildcats with a team-high six points.
