The Sacred Heart Eagles’ volleyball team earned a 3-0 sweep (25-13, 25-23, 25-17) over the Red Lake County Central Mustangs on Tuesday night at Sacred Heart High School in East Grand Forks.
SET ONE –
The match started very back-and-forth, as both teams went blow-for-blow and were tied at 8-8. Sacred Heart went on a 13-2 run to take a 21-10 lead, and the Eagles closed out the set shortly thereafter. Senior outside hitter Bella Knudson gave the Eagles a boost with three kills in the first set. The Mustangs managed just three kills as a team in the first set.
SET TWO –
Sacred Heart jumped out to an early lead once again, but Red Lake County Central narrowed the gap. After trailing by as many as seven points in the second set, the Mustangs made got to within 24-23 in the second set, but an out-of-bounds serve by junior Leah Peterson gave the Eagles the point they needed to take a 2-0 lead in the match. Senior middle hitter Kyra Majors really got into a rhythm in the second set for Sacred Heart, knocking down four kills and dishing out three blocks as well.
SET THREE –
Sacred Heart had their most dominant start to a set in the third, jumping out to a 9-1 lead and never losing the lead thereafter. Senior setter Dana Walski was particularly strong with three ace serves early in the set. The Mustangs hung tough, and prolonged the set for as long as they could. Sophomore Shawna Majeres managed three aces serves and junior Cari Bachand tallied three kills, but Sacred Heart shut the door when junior Grace Miller scored the final point on a kill, giving the Eagles a 3-0 sweep.
Sacred Heart improves to 4-2 on the season, while Red Lake County Central falls to 3-3. Sacred Heart had matches against Stephen-Argyle on October 29 and against Goodridge-Grygla on November 2 postponed, so the Eagles won’t be in action again until November 5 when they play at Red Lake Falls. Red Lake County Central meanwhile will host Crookston on Thursday, October 29 at 7:15 p.m. That game will be played in Plummer, and carried live on KROX Radio with coverage starting at 6:45 p.m.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Sacred Heart | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| RLCC | 13 | 23 | 17 |
For Sacred Heart –
Kills – Kyra Majors – 11, Avery Horken – 8, Bella Knudson – 6
Digs – Paige Brander – 5
Assists – Dana Walski – 22
Blocks – Kyra Majors – 5
Aces – Dana Walski – 5
For RLCC –
Kills – Kia Bachand, Cari Bachand, Jamie Flatgard, Marissa Thomas – 4
Assists – Bailey Sherman – 17
Blocks – Jamie Flatgard – 3
Aces – Jamie Flatgard – 4, Shawna Majeres – 3
