The Britton-Hecla volleyball squad split a pair of matches during the past week, dropping its first of the season.
The Lady Braves, now 3-1, swept Tri-State last week Tuesday and had not lost a set this season until Webster Area won a hard-fought five-set battle on Thursday.
This week Coach Jenna Peters’ squad hosts Deuel on Thursday, competes in the Clark-Willow Lake tournament on Saturday, and hosts Langford Area on Monday.
“Tri-State was a good win, but Webster Area was a good loss,” said Peters. “We were able to see what parts of our game need work. Webster played well and we had too many mistakes. I hope we get a chance to play them again because I think it would end differently.”
B-H 25-25-25
Tri-State 15-8-9
Britton-Hecla continued its dominance at the net and the service line against Tri-State with 41 kills and 20 service aces.
The Lady Braves took charge early in set one, jumping out to a 13-2 lead early behind four Maddi Micko kills. Tri-State did cut the margin to 18-9 but could get no closer.
B-H was dominant in both sets two and three. Abby Lee was a dominant force at the net in the second set with four kills and a block and Karlie Zuehlke served 10 straight with five aces. In set three Airiana Buer had a hot hand at the service line, hitting eight straight with four aces. Micko added four kills and Lee three kills and a block.
Micko ended up with 11 kills and Lee 10 to lead the Lady Braves at the net. Karlie Zuehlke recorded six aces and Buer and Daynika Zuehlke each had four. Uaelee Grupe was 50-50 with 22 assists and Daynika Zuehlke led the way with 11 digs.
Webster 19-25-25-24-15
B-H 25-21-23-26-10
Britton-Hecla won the opening set but Webster Area battled back to win a seesaw affair.
The Lady Braves again were a dominant force at the net with 45 kills, led by Grupe with 13 and Karlie Zuehlke with 10. Grupe also led B-H at the service line, hitting 17-21 with four aces. Buer was 77-78 with 20 assists in the set department, and Ava Teveldal had 31 digs.
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