HUMBOLDT — The Humboldt High School volleyball team hosted a pair of teams on Tuesday and knocked off Baxter Springs and Cherryvale.
The Lady Cubs were dominant in their outings after nearly doubling their opponents’ scores with a combined total of 100-58.
In the Lady Cubs’ first matchup, they took down Baxter Springs with set scores of 25-9 and 25-17. Karley Wools led in serving with five aces while Kennisyn Hottenstein, Shelby Shaughnessy and Skylar Hottenstein each served one ace.
Shaughnessy led the offense with six kills, followed by Kinley Tucker and K. Hottenstein’s four kills each. Humboldt’s Ella Lassman ripped two kills in the win.
On defense, Wools made an impact with a team high eight digs which was followed by Shaughnessy and S. Hottenstein’s seven digs apiece. Lady Cubs Natalie Wells and K. Hottenstein also tallied four digs apiece.
“I thought we came out with more energy than we have lately and it was good to see. Our serving really improved since our last games, and that was good to see,” said Humboldt head coach Terry Meadows.
The second matchup put Humboldt up against Cherryvale in which the Lady Cubs were victorious in both of their sets, 25-13 and 25-19.
K. Hottenstein stepped up to the challenge of serving with her four aces while Natalie Wells knocked in three aces. Wools led the way with six kills while Lassman and Shaughnessy also each recorded multiple kills with three and two, respectively.
On defense, Shaughnessy and Wools impressed with eight and seven digs, respectively. Meanwhile S. Hottenstein ripped six digs while K. Hottenstein knocked five digs.
Humboldt will host an invitational this Saturday at 8:30 a.m.
