Spartans Knock Off Plentywood, Lustre

The Scobey Spartans earned volleyball victories over Plentywood and Lustre Christian during the last week of the regular season.

Scobey scored a straight set non-conference volleyball victory over Plentywood on Tuesday, Oct. 20. The Spartans won by a 2515, 25-21, 25-17, final.

A pair of kills by Emery Rouse led Scobey to a 2014 advantage in the first set. With the margin at 22-15, the Spartans added a point on a tip by Rouse.

Scobey earned the set’s final point on an ace by Halle Cromwell.

The second set was close at 18-15 until the Spartans scored on a kill by Chloe Handran and an ace by Rouse.

After Plentywood battled back to 21-18, Scobey grabbed a 23-18 lead on two kills by Handran. Another kill by the 5-10 junior put the margin at 24-20 en route to the 25-21 win.

Ahead by only an 18-17 margin in the third set, the Spartans ran off three straight points on a kill by Rouse, a great block by Ava Stentoft and a tip by Handran.

The serving of Rouse down the stretch led the way to a 25-17 victory.

Scobey won on the road against Lustre by a 25-16, 25-15, 25-19, final on Saturday, Oct. 24.

The Lions led in the first set until a kill by Chloe Handran tied the score at 16-16. Three straight aces by Emery Rouse put the Spartans ahead by a 19-16 margin.

The Spartans kept rolling as two winning hits by Ava Stentoft, a pair of kills by Handran and an ace by Rouse led the way to a 2516 victory.

After an ace by Holly Hilkemann pulled Lustre to 15-13 in the second set, the Spartans responded with a tip by Handran, a serve by Ainsley Berryhill and an ace by Halle Cromwell for a 21-14 advantage.

The net play of Rouse down the stretch led Scobey to a 25-15 win.

After Spartans were able to earn a 21-15 lead in the third set on a kill by Stentoft and two aces by Rouse.

After a kill by Handran put the margin at 22-16, the Lions struck back with a kill by Aleah Fast.

An ace by Stentoft increased the score to 24-17. After A. Fast served an ace to cut the margin to 24-19, Scobey scored the match’s final point.

The district tournament begins in Scobey on Thursday, Oct. 29. The top four seeds entering the tournament are Circle, Scobey, North Country and Lustre.