Metea Valley middle hitter Olivia Stewart said she feels the Mustangs have battled all year, even if it hasn’t resulted in wins.

The Mustangs turned that fight into a win Thursday in DeKalb, when Stewart and her Metea Valley teammates lost the first set but battled back for a 16-25, 25-19, 25-16 win over the Barbs.

“It’s something we’ve kind of been doing all season, get down and have that fight,” Stewart said. “But usually we don’t make it in the end. Today, we proved that fight can end in a win.”

Stewart was bringing a big swing all day for the Mustangs (14-20 overall, 2-8 DuPage Valley Conference). She had a key block late as well, putting her club up 22-15.

In the second set, she had a kill that put the Mustangs up 11-10, and DeKalb middle hitter Jordan Grant hurt her thumb on the

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