MORAN — Humboldt pushed its winning streak to nine Thursday, sweeping past Southern Coffey County and host Marmaton Valley.
Meanwhile, the Wildcats defeated Southern Coffey County in their portion of the triangular in straight sets, although the Titans proved a challenge for both squads.
Humboldt toppled SCC, 25-16 and 31-29.
“We played well in the first set,” Humboldt head coach Terry Meadows said. “We let a few mistakes take over in set 2, but I was so proud of the team to stay focused in the end and fight hard to get the win.”
Kirstyn Murrow was a key protagonist for the Lady Cubs, with eight kills and 12 assists.
Jada Dangerfield and Jessica Myers each had seven kills, while Myers was a monster at the net with five blocks. Kenisyn Hottenstein chipped in with 15 assists and four digs. Kirsten Kobold had seven digs. Karley Wools notched four blocks, Nautianna Goforth had two and Dangerfield one. Dangerfield also had six digs.
Statistics from Southern Coffey County were unavailable.
Marmaton Valley’s 26-24 and 25-22 win over Southern Coffey County was keyed by a host of familiar faces. Raveyn Kegler had 23 assists, while Aly Ard had five points and 11 kills. Janae Granere and Kendall Scharff had eight and four kills, respectively. Tea Smith had 10 points.
The Wildcats kept up their solid play by taking the first set, 25-23, over the Lady Cubs. But Humboldt responded with authority, claiming the second and third sets, 25-17 and 25-11.
“We played really well against SCC, which carried over to the first set with Humboldt,” Marmaton Valley coach Tara Kegler said. “We had a couple of mistakes on our side vs. Humboldt, and we started playing soft and lost our confidence. The girls did show effort, and they competed for most of the night.”
“We came out a little slow, but I felt that once we settled in, we played well,” Meadows said. “Once again, I felt our back row made some great passes to set up our hitters.”
Dangerfield and Myers both went on “killing” sprees, with each knocking home a dozen in the win. Both also had four blocks at the net, as did Goforth. Myers had nine digs. Brooklyn Ellis and Kobold both had eight; Dangerfield and Murrow had seven apiece.
Murrow and Hottenstein led with 20 and 13 assists, respectively.
Marmaton Valley’s leaders were Granere and Aly Ard with seven kills each, Kayla Ard with four kills and two blocks, and Kegler with 18 assists and six points.
ALL THREE teams are back in action Tuesday. Humboldt hosts Eureka and Cherryvale, while Marmaton Valley will host Crest. Southern Coffey County travels to Lebo, and also will play Hartford.
