Bulldogs Win Matches In Scobey

The Bainville Bulldogs posted several volleyball victories as they tied for fifth place at the Scobey Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 14.

After opening the tournament with a victory over Wibaux, the Bulldogs dropped a tough match against Scobey by a 25-17, 16-25, final.

The Bulldogs looked very sharp in the first set against Scobey as the net play of Hailey Berwick and Miah Pippenger produced a 14-5 advantage. Ahead by a 14-9 margin, Bainville struck for the next four points on a spike by Pippenger, a tip by Berwick and two aces by Elsie Wilson. With the score at 23-17, the Bulldogs finished the first set with the last two points.

Bainville bounced back from the close defeat against Scobey to down Ekalaka by a 23-25, 25-17, margin.

The second set was deadlocked at 13-13 until Bainville scored on an ace by Wilson and a block by Lila Butikofer. Kills by Berwick increased the gap to 22-16.

The Bulldogs scored on an ace by Butikofer and a kill by Berwick down the stretch for a 25-17 victory.

Bainville then downed Culbertson, 25-10, 25-23, to end pool play with a 3-1 record. The Bulldogs took second in their pool.

In bracket play, the Bulldogs lost against Plentywood by a 26-24, 21-25, 9-15 margin.

The net play of Addison Hansen helped the Bulldogs gain a 21-19 lead in the first set against Plentywood. A spike by Berwick put Bainville up 24-22, but the Wildcats tallied the next two points.

Bainville came away with the 26-24 win on a set-ending ace by Wilson.

The Bulldogs trailed 19-12 in the second set but fought back to 19-15 on the serving of Wilson and a tip by Butikofer. Hansen accounted for a spike to keep Bainville close at 2319, but Plentywood took a 2521 win.

In the third set, Bainville led early before falling behind. A kill by Bainville’s Chandi Johnson tied the score at 8-8. The Wildcats, however, accounted for seven of the final eight points.

The Bulldogs will host Froid/Lake on Thursday, Sept. 19.