‘Jills Win Tri-Match
The Valley Lumberjills won a tri-match in straight sets against Trinity and St. Marys Oct. 6 in Pine Grove. In the opener, the ‘Jills lost a nail-biter to Trinity 23-25 and won going away 25-16 in the second set, before putting the Warriors away with a 25-22 count.
Erin Brown stuffed the red-hot Lumberjills stat sheet with seven points, six spikes, six dinks, five blocks and a pair of digs, while Rachel Baker added four points, two digs, six blocks, one dink and a spike.
Other Lumberjills adding to the total include Sarah Bassett, with five points; Sammi Roberts, two digs, two spikes and one point; Bailea Underwood, four digs, one dink, three spikes and two points; and Cassidy West, digs and four spikes.
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The match with the Lady Devils was close all the way, but the ‘Jills prevailed 25-18, 22-25 and 25-22. Brown led the way once more with three digs, six dinks, nine spikes, three points and two kills.
Baker followed with three digs, five blocks, four spikes and three points, while Bassett tacked on a service ace. Roberts contributed four digs and three spike, while Underwood bumped up three digs and two markers and West made four spikes and two points.