Valley Heights and Ellinwood squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Valley Heights had to settle for second. They fell 2-0 to the Ellinwood Eagles. The Mustangs' defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Ellinwood scored at least 17 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-20.
Ava Smith paced Valley Heights' offense, picking up 15 kills. Smith got some help from
Paige Miller and her 24 assists.
Valley Heights' defeat dropped their record down to 30-10. As for Ellinwood, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 41-3.
Valley Heights wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 2-0 win against Doniphan West on the 1st. Ellinwood has also already played their next contest, a 2-0 victory against Sedgwick on the 1st.
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