The Tri-Valley Mustang volleyball team improved to 8-8 on the season after a four-set win at home over the Baltic Bulldogs on Monday, October 12th. The Mustangs won the match in four sets by scores of 23-25, 25-11, 25-17, and 25-18.
The first set went back and forth through the first half. After a 2-2 tie, Tri-Valley took an 8-7 lead. The score was tied again at 10-10 before the Mustangs went back in front 14-12. Tri-Valley continued to lead at scores of 17-16 and 21-20. The Mustangs pushed the lead to 23-21, but Baltic went on a big 4-0 run to win 25-23.
Tri-Valley opened the second set with a quick 5-0 run. That run put them in the lead for the entire second set. They would extend the lead to 15-5 and then 20-7 before winning 25-11. That momentum carried into the start of the third set. The Mustangs started with a 4-0 run. They continued to lead by four points at 11-7. Tri-Valley then extended that lead to seven points at 19-12 and 21-14. They would take the third set by a score of 25-17.
The fourth set began with ties of 2-2 and 4-4. The Mustangs then went on a run of 5-2 to take a 9-6 advantage. Baltic cut the lead to a point, 11-10, but Tri-Valley would slowly extend their lead to 19-15. Baltic couldn’t get any closer as the Mustangs won 25-18.
Brooke Steineke had 15 kills on the night. Emry Jones add 14 kills. Kendra Dummett ended with seven kills. Taylor Nelson and Lily Schlueter both had four ace serves.
