The West Central Trojan volleyball team hosted the Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies on Tuesday, September 5th. The Huskies won a close, hard-fought battle in four sets by scores of 26-24, 25-18, 25-27, and 25-18.
The Huskies started the first set on a 7-3 run, but the Trojans responded with a 7-3 run to tie the score 10-10. The score was tied at 15-15, 21-21, 23-23, and 24-24. Elk Point-Jefferson would score the final two points for the 26-24 win. The second set was back-and-forth through the mid point. The score was tied 13-13 before the Huskies went on a 5-0 run for an 18-13 lead. They continued to a 25-18 victory for a 2-0 lead.
The third set was also back and forth once again. After a 10-10 tie, the Huskies went on a 7-1 run for a 17-11 lead. They were at match point 24-18, but the Trojans rallied to tie the score 24-24 and then completed the comeback with a 27-25 win. The two teams started the fourth set tied 8-8, but Elk Point-Jefferson went on a 5-1 run for 13-9 lead. They finished the set with a 25-18 win fro the match win.
Addison Meadors finished with 14 kills. Maddy Ingalls added seven. Ellie Lienhard had 35 set assists. Jocelyn Nilson had a team-high 43 digs. Avery Nothdurft finished with 21 digs. Landry Heath and Cambree Ideker both had two ace serves each.
