Wildcats pick up home wins

Marmaton Valley Junior High went the distance in picking up a pair of wins Monday.

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September 27, 2022 - 2:19 PM

Marmaton Valley Junior High’s Andie Carr hits the ball in a match against Jayhawk-Linn Monday. Carr later made the match-winning serve in the third set. Photo by Halie Luken

MORAN — Marmaton Valley Junior High went the distance in picking up a pair of wins Monday.

The Wildcats went the full three sets in both of their A team matches, defeating Northeast-Arma 25-23, 14-25 and 15-10.

Andie Carr led the way with nine points, followed by Addisyn Drake with six, Taylen Blevins and Emma Michael with four each and Layla Cook with two.

Marmaton Valley followed a similar pattern against Jayhawk-Linn, winning 25-9, 15-25 and 18-16 in a thrilling third set.

Blevins led with 11 points. Drake and Carr followed with six points each. Cook scored five and Jae Beachner had two.

“We had some awesome digs, multiple hits, several tips and very good serving,” Wildcat head coach Brenda Mills said. “I only had six girls tonight, and they remained focused and worked hard as a team.”

The Wildcat B team defeated Northeast 25-13 and 25-18 before falling in three sets to Jayhawk-Linn, 15-25, 25-21 and 15-8. Statistics were unavailable.

The Wildcats host Yates Center Thursday.

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