Scottsbluff came to Alliance on Tuesday for volleyball action against the Lady Bulldogs. In varsity action, the visitors held off a late rally to best the Dogs 25 11 25 20 25 23. The Bearcats also got the win in the JV affair, downing AHS 25 19 25 14. Alliance won the opener in the reserve contest by the scores of 22 25 25 22 15 8. With the loss, the varsity now has a 2 and 5 record on the year.
Set one was one the hosts would like to forget. Scottsbluff jumped at to a big lead and were never threaten. The Bluffs led 16 to 4 before a kill by Alliance’s Olivia Krejci put the Dog deficit at 11. A serving point by Maslin Breen made it 19 to 7. Krejci would have a kill to end the set as the Dogs fell 25 to 11.
Play was even throughout set #2. Kills by Breen and Ryli Poss made the board read SB 7 All 5. Alliance then went on a mini run receiving strong plays by Ahrianna Galvan, Krejci, and Breen. The Dogs took a 9 to 7 lead after an ace serve by Krejci. A Brooke Bailey kill later tied the set at 10. The contest was knotted at 16 thanks to points and kills by Poss, Breen, and Jadyn Aguallo. Unfortunately, in the last moments of the sets, it was the Cats making the plays. Kills by Breen and Bailey along with points by Kenley Jelinek pulled the Dogs to within 1 at 21 to 20 but the Bluffs posted the last 4 points of the set. Final of set #2 SB 25 ALL 20.
Both sides had their chances in the third. Alliance took an 8 to 4 margin early in the set thanks to points and kills by Brinlee Lanik, Kaitlyn Shannon, Poss, and Krejci. Three straight ace serves by Poss led the O. Scottsbluff countered with a 6 to 2 spree that knotted the set at 10. Midway thru, the hosts got super efforts by Breen, Jelinek, and Poss to tie the score at 14. Kills by Poss and Krejci ensued as Alliance stayed close. Krejci then went to the service line with the Dogs down by 5 and had three straight aces. A Jelinek point at 24 to 22 got the Lady Bulldogs to within one but a Bluffs point ended the set and the match.
Final of set 3 Bluffs 25 Alliance 23
SB 25 25 25
ALL 11 20 23
Stats Points Breen 1 Krejci 7 Lanik 1 Jelinek 5 Aguallo 5 Poss 5
kills Krejci 2 Breen 5 Bailey 2 Poss 5 Galvan 1 Shannon 1