YATES CENTER — Yates Center High toppled Marmaton Valley on the volleyball court for the second battle of the Wildcats in three days Tuesday,
The two teams faced off on Saturday — a straight-set Yates Center victory — at a tournament in Uniontown.
On Tuesday, the same two teams were in Yates Center for a triangular along with Eureka.
The second verse went much the same direction as did their first showdown, with Yates Center emerging with a 25-17 and 25-8 straight-sets win.
Yates Center also won a three-set thriller over Eureka. After dropping the first set, 27-25, Yates Center rebounded to win the second, 25-19. The teams went back and forth in the decisive third set before Yates Center emerged with a 26-24 squeaker.
Meanwhile, Marmaton Valley also came up short against Eureka, falling 25-12 and 25-16.
In junior varsity action, Marmaton Valley fell, 25-12, 22-25 and 15-7 to Yates Center in three sets, and 25-12 and 25-16 to Eureka in straight sets.
Tuesday’s action capped a frenetic stretch for Yates Center, which also hosted Lebo and Marais des Cygnes Valley in a triangular Monday. Yates Center dropped both of those matches, falling 25-8 and 25-9 to Lebo and 25-16 and 25-13 to MdCV.
Yates Center (6-4) resumes action next Tuesday at Hartford.
Marmaton Valley (0-6) travels to St. Paul Thursday.
