Scobey Drops Tournament Match To Jordan
Scobey dropped a heart-breaking match against Jordan, 25-18, 2516, 22-25, 22-25, 10-15, in a battle at the Eastern C divisional volleyball tournament in Sidney on Friday afternoon.
The Spartans trailed in the first set until the net play of Halle Cromwell and Emery Rouse led Scobey to a 16-12 lead. A kill and block by Rouse along with a tip by Chloe Handran put the margin at 22-16.
Jordan pulled to 23-18 on an ace by Skylar Lawrence, but the Spartans closed out the set on a block by Ava Stentoft and a serve by Nikki Rush.
Ahead by a 7-6 margin in the second set, the Spartans took control on the strong net play of Stentoft and Handran to take a 13-6 advantage.
Handran accounted for a kill and a block and Stentoft scored a kill for a 16-8 lead. After Jordan battled back to 22-15, Scobey tallied the next two points including one on a kill by Rouse. Jordan scored on a kill by Jaci Gibson, but Scobey ended the set on a kill by Stentoft.
Down by a 19-18 margin in the third set, the Spartans grabbed a 22-20 advantage on two kills by Handran, a kill by Rouse and an amazing dig by Rush. Jordan pulled even at 22-22, and the Mustangs scored the final three points on two kills by Lawrence and an ace by Annie Murnion.
The Spartans trailed most of the fourth set but battled back to 20-18 on an ace by Handran along with kills by Cromwell and Rouse. The Mustangs, however, then added two more points on kills by Lawrence and Emmersyn Nelson.
Ahead by a 24-22 margin, Scobey ended the fourth set on a kill by Gibson.
Down by an 11-7 score in the fifth set, the Spartans got two points closer on a pair of kills by Rouse.
A tip by Eliza Harbaugh and a kill by Lawrence put the Mustangs ahead 14-10. Scobey scored the next point on a nice tip by Paige McGillis, but Jordan took the last point on a block by Harbaugh.
