Jadyn Haynes lays out to make a dig for Starmount within the Rams’ sweep. Additionally within the picture for the Rams is Libby Johnson.
RONDA – The Starmount volleyball staff snapped a two-match dropping skid with a hard-fought 3-0 win over East Wilkes on Thursday night time within the common season-finale for each squads.
The win salvaged a near-winless week for the Rams, who completed the Northwest 1A Convention slate at 7-5 (13-9 total), after losses to Alleghany (3-0) and Randleman (3-1) the earlier two nights.
Along with the convention win, the 13 victories surpass Starmount’s win whole from the three earlier seasons mixed.
Starmount managed to carry off an upset-minded Cardinal squad, who acknowledged their 5 seniors previous to the match, regardless of a pair of tight units by equivalent 25-22 scores.
However the Rams set the tone within the opening set, however an enormous run from every staff additionally factored in.
Starmount constructed an early 8-2 benefit behind back-to-back kills from Morgan Pinnix and a kill from Jadyn Haynes.
Pinnix additionally closed an 8-0 run with an ace to increase the customer’s benefit to 17-5. An Olivia Ray ace gave the Rams their greatest benefit of the match at 20-7.
The Cardinals fought again on the power of Briley Church. The senior setter supplied sturdy serving to rally for eight consecutive factors with an ace and fellow twelfth grader Lilly Adams linked on a kill as East Wilkes (5-14, 3-9) minimize the deficit to 5 (20-15). Adams completed with team-highs in each kills (six) and blocks (12).
However a pair of errors allowed Starmount to retake management and it ran off the ultimate 5 factors to take the opening set, 25-15.
The Cardinals took the early benefit (3-1) on a block from Adams and held a 10-9 benefit on a kill from Peyton Mastin.
After an Olivia Eire kill tied the match, the set concerned 5 ties and neither staff led by greater than 4 factors, which occurred at 19-15 on the power of a pair of kills and an ace from Pinnix.
Emma Smith additionally linked on a kill through the run and added a kill to regain a four-point benefit at 24-20.
Very like the second set, the Cardinals jumped out to the early benefit behind a Hailey Edwards kill and an ace from Meredith Carter.
The Rams rallied to take a 14-9 lead on the power of a kill from Ray, which prompted East Wilkes head coach Laken Pardue to make use of a timeout.
East Wilkes got here again to tie the sport the set at 15-15 on the power of a block and a kill from Adams.
However Starmount ran off the following six factors to retake the lead behind a Haynes kill and kills from Eire and Pinnix pushed the benefit to 23-17.
After slicing the deficit to 24-20, East Wikes substituted Payton Spicer in for Kyleigh Lane to serve and the choice paid dividends because the junior recorded an ace.
Mastin then minimize the deficit to 2 with a kill however a kill from Smith put the match to mattress on the following level.
Each groups will now flip their consideration to the convention event, which is scheduled to start on Monday night time on the increased seeds. The semifinals and finals areTuesday and Wednesday, respectively, at East Wilkes.
Notes: Haley Ward, one other East Wilkes senior acknowledged final Thursday, paced the Cardinal protection with 10 digs whereas Carter and Payton Spicer completed eight and 7 digs, respectively. Chruch added 14 assists on offense.