Visiting Pittsburg Middle School made life difficult for Iola Middle School’s volleyball teams Thursday.
In seventh-grade action, Iola’s A team fell to the Purple Dragons, 25-5, 25-4.
“The score may not reflect it, but they played some of their best volleyball vs. the Dragons tonight,” IMS seventh-grade coach Aubrey Westhoff said.
Izzy Tyson had an ace for Iola. Lily Lohman and Faith Warden both had one kill apiece.
Westhoff credited Lily and India Barney’s passing, “with some beautiful passes that were right where they needed to be.”
The B team dropped a pair of heartbreakers, falling 25-22, 25-15.
“Throughout the B-Team sets, the girls did an excellent job of following the ball to the end line and calling them out,” Westhoff said.
Westhoff also credited Avery Martin’s passing early in the match.
Tessa Brutchin, Raven Tomlinson and Madelyn Ashworth led the way with two aces apiece. Kameron Erbert, Madison Hall, and Cecilia Miller all had one ace. Martin had two kills and Madison Karns had one.
PITTSBURG also prevailed in the eighth-grade A and B games.
The Purple Dragon A team won 25,-20, 25-16.
Reese Curry and Kaysin Crusinbery each had three ace serves for the Mustangs. Crusinbery also had two assists and two kills. Curry had two assists, three kills and a block. Karingten Hall had two kills. Mariah Jelenik had an assist and one kill. Shae McCain and Alana Mader each had an assist. Elza Clift and Annemarie McCullough had one kill each.
Iola’s B team fell, 25-12, 25-16.
Hannah Fleming, Brooklyn Ellis, Kenleigh Westhoff, Peyton Weast, Maya Shaughnessy and Kyndal Bycroft each had an ace. Shaughnessy added one kill, while Maleigha Moline had an assist.
