The #8 ranked Sacred Heart Eagles ended each set on a big run and pulled away to beat the Climax-Fisher Knights 3-0 (25-10, 25-12, 25-14) in a Section 8A matchup at the Sacred Heart High School gymnasium.
FIRST SET
Sacred Heart jumped out to a 3-1 lead with a pair of kills by Lydia Riskey and a Knight attack error. The teams battled back and forth and Sacred Heart led 11-8 when they dominated the rest of the set by going on a 14-2 run to win 25-10. Of the 14 points in the run, Sacred Heart was led by Bryn Stevens with five kills, Finley Horken and Lydia Riskey had an ace and kill each, and Stella Riskey added a kill, mixed with Knight errors for a 25-10 victory to take a 1-0 lead in the match.
SECOND SET
The teams were tied at 1 and 2 before Sacred Heart’s Lydia Riskey had back-to-back aces for a 4-2 lead. The teams battled back-and-forth, and Sacred Heart led 13-9 after a kill from Climax-Fisher’s Peyton Hoffman. Once again, Sacred Heart flexed their muscles the rest of the set by going on a 12-3 run to win the set 25-12. Leading Sacred Heart in the run was Lexi Lawrence with seven kills, Lydia Riskey had a kill and an ace, and Finley Horken added a kill as the Eagles took a 2-0 lead in the match.
THIRD SET
Sacred Heart had a great start to the third set as they went on a 7-1 run led by two kills apiece by Bryn Stevens and Lydia Riskey. Sophia Modeen added an ace along with two Knight attack errors for the 7-1 lead. Climax-Fisher battled back behind three Brooklyn Hoffman kills and one ace to get within a 9-7 deficit. Climax-Fisher had two attack errors and one service error to give Sacred Heart three points and a 12-7 lead. Climax-Fisher battled back after an Eagle serve went out of bounds and Peyton Hoffman added a kill to get within a 12-10 deficit. Once again, Sacred dominated the rest of the set as they ended the match on a 13-4 run to win the set 25-14. Leading 14-11, Sacred Heart scored seven straight points with kills from Bryn Stevens, Lydia Riskey, Stella Riskey and two Claire Adolphson aces for a 21-11 lead. The Eagles finished strong to win the match 3-0.
Sacred Heart improves to 17-2 on the year and will travel to Goodridge/Grygla on Tuesday. Climax-Fisher drops to 12-4 on the season and will host Bagley at the Fisher High School gymnasium on Tuesday.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Climax-Fisher | 10 | 12 | 14 |
| Sacred Heart | 25 | 25 | 25 |
For Sacred Heart
Kills – Lexi Lawrence 13, Lydia Riskey 10, Bryn Stevens 6
Blocks – Bryn Stevens 3
Digs – Lydia Riskey 9, Finley Horken 8, Sophia Modeen 6
Assists- Finley Horken 27
Aces –Lydia Riskey 4, Finley Horken 1, Claire Adolphson 1
For Climax-Fisher
Kills – Peyton Hoffman 11, Brooklyn Hoffman 10
Blocks – Peyton Hoffman 1, Peyton Shroeder 1
Digs – Lexie Korynta 11, Kinley Korynta 8, Peyton Shroeder 6
Assists- Kinley Korynta 20
Aces –Brooklyn Hoffman 1, Peyton Shroeder 1
