UNIONTOWN — Marmaton Valley Junior High rebounded from a slow start Saturday to finish in a tie for second at the Uniontown Invitational Tournament.
“For the day, we were 3-2,” head coach Brenda Mills said. “We were happy to come around and finish the day with three straight wins.”
Marmaton Valley opened with a tough, three-set loss to host Uniontown, 25-27, 25-17 and 15-4.
Andie Carr led the Wildcats with 12 points, followed by Taylen Blevins with four, Layla Cook and Addisyn Drake with three each and Jae Beachner with one.
The struggles continued in a straight-set loss to Yates Center, 25-13 and 25-10. Drake and Emma Michael each had three points. Beachner and Blevins both had a single point.
But the tide began to shift from there.
The Wildcats romped past Pleasanton, 25-12 and 25-17, with Drake pouring in 14 points. Beachner and Blevins scored five apiece. Carr scored four, Michael two and Cook one.
A hard-fought win over Crest, 25-20 and 25-19, was keyed by Michael with nine pints and Blevins with six. Dake, Carr and Beachner all scored four, while Cook had three.
Marmaton Valley secured the second-place tie with a three-set win over Jayhawk-Linn, 27-25, 19-25 and 15-2.
Blevins ended the match with 20 points, Cook scored six, Drake and Carr each had four and Michael had three.
