Volleyball Weekly Recap

Volleyball Weekly Recap

Sophomore Malia Yoder goes up for a kill as the Ravens play the Panthers at home on Tuesday night. Photo Credit: Hillcrest Academy Yearbook
Tuesday, September 6: Everything was clicking early for the Ravens at Pekin on Tuesday. Two points away from clinching a 2 set lead tied at 23 and with the serve.  A service error and a dropped serve receive later, our  young Raven team was facing a 1-1 tie.  The momentum shift had started and the match slipped away into a 4 set loss.  Niva Helmuth led the Ravens with 10 kills, 8 digs and 2 aces.  Malia Yoder and Claire Withrow had 5 kills and 10 assists each.  Kylee Statler had 8 kills and 2 aces as well.
 
Thursday, September 8: Thursday the Raven Volleyball team hosted Wapello.  Too many errors early made it a tough conference matchup for the young Ravens, dropping all 3 sets. “We show signs of putting it all together, but are struggling to do so all in one set.  This will be our main focus as we head down the homestretch,”  commented Coach Statler. Malia Yoder and Claire Withrow had 4 kills each. Yoder also had a team high 10 digs