The freshman team opened up the night with one of the stranger matches I’ve seen in a while. In a back in forth first set, SK goes down by a score of 19-21. In the second game, SK walloped the Colonels 21-1. Yes, 21-1. Dixie didn’t get their first point until SK had 20. Avery Niehaus blasted 20 serves in a row including 11 aces. For the night, she put up 30 serves with a total of 16 aces. Celia McMillan had a nice evening with 12 hits and 7 kills.
Sorry, I didn't get a report on the JV'ers. I was serving up LaRosa's and Nachos in the Pioneer CS.
The varsity took to the floor and one again looked good coming out of the gate. They ran up a big lead against the Colonels but Dixie closed the gap some at the end as SK goes on for a 25-16 win. Dixie jumped out on SK in the second set by 4 points. SK closed within 2 at 16-14 prompting a Dixie timeout. The Neers wouldn’t grab their first lead until they went up 21-20. SK struggled with prosperity tonight as they were serving for the win at 24-23 but they opened the door and let Dixie back in. The girls buckled down and pulled out the win by a 27-25 final. SK would jump out to a nice lead in the third set but ended up holding on to a 25-19 win.
Give Dixie crowded, they were scrappy and didn’t quit and constantly battled SK. SK may be struggling with some early season jitters and expectations but they still came out with a straight set win. The chemistry is good and the solid play will come.
SK travels to Williamstown on Thursday night for a district match-up; JV and Varsity only. The varsity team will travel to Lexington for the Bluegrass invitational at KBA on Friday and Saturday night. Good luck girls!
Haley Robinson with a first set tip for a point.
