The De Smet Bulldog volleyball team fell short in the Region 2B tournament on Tuesday, November 7th. The Castlewood Warriors won the match in straight sets by scores of 25-18, 25-17, and 26-24.
Castlewood held a slim 3-2 and 8-7 lead to start the first set. A run of seven straight points by the Warriors put them in control of the set. They turned an 8-7 lead into a 15-7 lead. The lead was then 21-14 before a 25-18 win.
De Smet took the early 3-2 lead to start the second set. Castlewood rallied to go in front 6-4. After the Bulldogs were within a point at 8-7 again, the Warriors went on another run. This time the run was 6-1 to push the lead to 14-8. They grew the lead to 21-14 before winning 25-17.
The Bulldogs started the third set with a 5-3 lead. Castlewood tied the score 7-7, but the Bulldogs went back in front 10-8. De Smet still led by two points, 12-10, but the Warriors went on a 6-2 run for a 16-14 lead. Castlewood added another point to the lead, 21-18. Trailing 22-20, De Smet tied the score 22-22 and then scored the next two points to be within a point of a win, 24-22. The Warriors, however, went on a big rally to tie the score 24-24 and then continue to a 26-24 win.
The Bulldogs end the 2024 season with an overall record of 16-13.
