The Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team earned a straight-set match win over the West Central Trojans in Hartford on Thursday, August 27th. They won by scores of 25-14, 25-12, and 25-15.
The opening of the match went back and forth. After a 2-2 tie, Dell Rapids went ahead 4-2. The Trojans scored the next three points to take a 5-4 lead. They would extend that lead to 9-6, but Dell Rapids rallied to tie the score 10-10. The Quarriers took the lead back at 13-10 and also led 15-13. From there they finished the opening set on a 10-1 run for a 25-14 win.
Dell Rapids kept that momentum going to start the second set. They started with a 7-1 run. The Trojans pulled within four points, 10-6, but the Quarriers countered with a 10-3 run to extend their lead to 20-9. Dell Rapids finished the second set with a 25-12 win.
The Trojans opened the third set with a 3-1 lead. They continued to lead at 7-4, but Dell Rapids once again put together a rally. The Quarriers tied the set 7-7. West Central responded with a 4-2 spurt to regain the lead 11-9. Dell Rapids would then score six in a row to go ahead 15-11. They pushed their lead to 23-15 before scoring the final two points of the match.
Madelynn Henry finished with 12 kills and seven digs. Sylea Sykes added 11 kills, 11 digs, and three ace serves. Tenley Witzel had five kills and eight digs. Alaina Wolff had six digs and four ace serves. Tenley Anderson ended with 26 set assists, five digs, and three blocks.
