Two seasons removed from their last girls volleyball league title, Kendall used a combined 30+ service aces to register their second league win against zero losses with a hard-fought 25-23, 19-25, 25-23, 26-24 victory over visiting Holley.
The first game was tied on six separate occasions including at 19-19 before Holley scored four straight points — two on aces by Paige Lampo to lead 23-19. But the Eagles took advantage of six straight missed digs to pull out the win.
The Hawks scored the final six points of game two after it was tied 19-19 including a kill by junior Helena McLean and an ace served by Lampo.
In game three, Kendall led by as many as seven points before allowing the lead to shrink to 23-22 on an ace by McLean. But Alexis Payton slammed a kill down the right sideline to help the Eagles to a 25-22 win.
Neither team could generate much offense in the fourth game scoring points mostly on their opponents mistakes, but Holley led 24-23 before Kendall scored the final three points — one on Madison Rath’s ace — to seal the win.
Holley captain Chelsea Norman led the Hawks with four aces and two kills while Jennah McMillan and McLean combined for seven more aces.
Kendall senior setter Sarah Pearson led with five kills, and nine assists and added nine aces. Junior Emily Mattle led all players with 11 aces and Chelsea Wright paced the Eagles defense with six digs while also contributing eight aces and a pair of kills.
