Serving the High Plains
Serving the High Plains
The San Jon volleyball team withstood a challenge from district rival Grady during a 25-6, 18-25, 25-14, 25-19 road victory on Saturday.
Bailey McEwen of the Lady Coyotes served 10 straight points during the first-set win.
“The second set, we dug ourselves a huge hole right away and while we battled back and cut our losses tremendously, it was too little, too late,” San Jon coach Jaree Elliott said. “Third set, we came out slow again but turned things around.”
She said Karlee Elliott’s spikes and Sarah Archuleta’s serves were “a huge factor” in the turnaround.
“It’s always tough to beat Grady at their own house, and they have some good servers and had some good hits and we were not playing as fluid as we can,” the coach said. “But instead of giving up, my girls had more heart and, ultimately, that prevailed.”
San Jon improved to 10-9 overall and 3-5 in District 6.
Grady dropped their ninth straight match and fell to 2-16, 0-7.
San Jon closes its regular season by playing at Logan on Thursday and hosting Clovis Christian on Friday.
Logan 3, Grady 0
Logan overwhelmed visiting Grady 25-13, 25-9, 25-8 during a district match Thursday.
“We looked much more relaxed and enthusiastic out there last night,” Logan coach Robert Young said the next morning. “That seemed to help us improve our play in each set.”
The Lady Longhorns, winners of three in a row, improved to 14-6 overall and 5-3 in District 6, good for third place for now behind unbeaten Melrose and 7-1 Fort Sumner.
Logan closes out its regular season this week by hosting San Jon on Thursday and Melrose on Saturday.
Logan 3, Elida 0
Logan dispatched of visiting Elida 25-8, 25-8, 25-12 during a non-district matchup on Oct. 26.
Elida fell to 7-16 overall.