Opening play at home in their new league, Iola High’s Fillies played better than last weekend. The Fillies came up short in one match but got the job done in the second one on Tuesday.
Iola hosted Prairie View High’s Buffalos and the Central Heights High Vikings in Pioneer League action and went 1-1.
Prairie View was able to defeat Iola 25-16, 20-25, 25-17. The Buffalos left the IHS gym with two league victories after beating Central Heights 25-20, 25-17.
The Fillies had to work from behind in both sets to claim a win over the Vikings. Iola rallied to win 25-22, 25-18.
The Fillies are 4-13 overall. They travel to Pittsburg Thursday to play Pittsburg and Independence in non-league matches.
Next Tuesday, the Fillies are at Osawatomie and will get another crack at Prairie View. The Pioneer League plays a double-round robin in volleyball.
Against Prairie View at home Tuesday, the Fillies were led by Emma Piazza with five kills at the net plus 11 set assists. Emery Driskel put down four kills and had two solo blocks.
Breanna Stout delivered five kills and Katie Thompson had four. Addie Haar downed three kills and had a block.
Kyra Moore was credited with 11 set assists. Hannah Endicott had one kill.
Driskel, Thompson, Haar and Endicott each had a service ace.
In the Central Heights match, Iola fell behind 7-2 then worked its way back. The Fillies tied the match up twice on defensive kills by Driskel.
At 15-15, Piazza was at the service line and had a six-point run for the Fillies. Iola was able to move ahead to stay and won 25-22.
Down 7-4, Iola had a four-point run by Driskel in the second set. With a one-point lead, Thompson stepped to the service line for Iola and delivered five ace serves in a row. The Fillies got another four-point run from Endicott to go up by 10 points, 22-12, then won 25-18.
At the net, Driskel pounded down six kills and had a block and Haar had five kills and two solo blocks. Thompson had a solo block and Emma Sigg had a kill.
Piazza put up seven set assists and Moore had five assists. Piazza had a kill and Moore had a block. Haar had two ace serves while Endicott and Piazza each had an ace.
