Milledgeville volleyball remains excited for future after falling to experienced Galena in regional finals

A young Milledgeville volleyball team has shown what it can be capable of after reaching its first regional final since 2016. However, facing a Galena team Thursday looking for its 12th straight regional title, the Pirates’ size and experience ultimately were too much to overcome in a 25-20, 25-14 loss in the Class 1A West Carroll Regional championship.Galena (31-4) advances to face Rockford Christian in Tuesday’s sectional semifinals after the Royals upset Durand 25-21, 25-20.“This is a young team, so we know what we have coming next year,” said Kennedy Livengood. “They have been through it all together.”The Missiles (28-9) hung tough for a back-and-forth first set, keeping things within 18-17 before the Pirates pulled away. The second set was tied 13-all until Galena began to pull away and scored the final eight points. “They are very tough. They just know how to put the ball down,” Livengood said. “We couldn’t catch a break. If we didn’t give them something tough, we knew it was com