On a night when the team celebrated five seniors, the Dell Rapids Quarriers defeated the Baltic Bulldogs 3-1 by set scores of 23-25, 25-21, 25-12, 25-20 on Monday, October 7th.
Baltic jumped out to an early lead in the first set and led by as many as seven points. Dell Rapids had cut the lead to one point multiple times in the set, but Baltic was able to hold the Quarriers each time and took the first set of the match. Dell Rapids got out to a nine point lead mid way through the second set. The Bulldogs made a late run, but the Quarriers took the second set and gained momentum. Dell Rapids was able to take that momentum and cruised to the final two set wins to win the match.
Hannah Fletcher had 27 set assists, eight kills, three ace serves, and a block in the match. Jayda Knuppe finished with a team-high 11 kills. Maria Jackson also had eight kills. Brooke Klein tallied 40 digs and five ace serves. Dezi Rus had 18 digs, while Mackenzie Grisham added 17 digs.
This year’s seniors are Maria Jackson, Hannah Fletcher, Jadya Knuppe, Brooke Klein, and Nina Bradonjic.
The Quarriers (15-6) will travel to White to play the Deubrook Area Dolphins on Tuesday, October 9th.