The West Central Trojans ended their regular season with a home match against the Tri-Valley Mustangs on Monday, October 23rd. The Trojans ended the night with a five-set win by scores of 25-14, 21-25, 25-11, 21-25, and 15-7.
The Trojans started the first set with a 7-2 run and that kept them in front the rest of the set. They extended their lead to 20-12 before winning 25-14. The second set started with a 5-5 tie. Tri-Valley went on a 7-4 run to go ahead 12-9. They stayed in front by three-to-four points the rest of the set and took the win 25-21.
West Central started the third set with a 6-1 run. The Trojans kept cruising from there and built a 21-10 lead. They finished the set on a 5-1 run for a 25-11 win. The fourth set began with another 5-5 tie. The Mustangs went ahead 10-7 and continued to lead 15-12. West Central tied the score 17-17, but Tri-Valley responded with a 6-2 run for a 23-19 lead. The Mustangs forced a fifth set with a 25-21 win.
The Trojans got out to a fast 5-1 start in the fifth set. They continued to lead 7-2 before Tri-Valley went on a 5-2 run to cut the lead to 9-7. West Central ended the set and match with a 6-0 run.
Kaia Gabbert had eight kills and three ace serves. Marissa Dobbs finished with eight kills, 22 digs, and two blocks. Maddy Ingalls added six kills. Landry Heath had 12 digs and three ace serves. Jocelyn Nilson had 12 digs. Ellie Lienhard had 13 set assists, and Addison Meadors had two blocks.
