Prep Volleyball: Russellville takes second

BELLE -- The Russellville Lady Indians finished second out of eight teams Saturday in the Belle Tournament.

In pool play, Russellville opened the tournament with a 25-21, 25-16 win against Centralia, which had defeated the Lady Indians just two days earlier. Russellville then won 25-16, 25-20 against North Callaway and split with Plato, winning the first set 25-9 and losing the second set 20-25.

The Lady Indians advanced to the championship match, where they lost 25-27, 23-25 to the Linn Lady Wildcats.

In other matchups in the tournament, Plato won 25-17, 25-16 against Bourbon in the seventh-place match, North Callaway defeated Belle 25-19, 25-15 in the fifth-place match and Centralia topped Dixon 25-18, 25-18 in the third-place match.

Russellville (13-4-1) hosts Eugene for a Show-Me Conference matchup tonight. The JV match starts at 5 p.m., followed by the varsity contest.