Volleyball Recap: Somerset Sky Pointe Comes Up Short in High-Profile Match with Basic

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Previous 5 Games

04/02/25 vs Basic	0-3
03/31/25 vs Bishop Gorman	3-1
03/27/25 @ Eldorado	3-0
03/25/25 @ Cheyenne	3-0
03/13/25 vs Pinecrest Academy Cadence	3-0

Somerset Sky Pointe faced Basic in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Eagles lost 3-0 to the Wolves. The Eagles' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.

Somerset Sky Pointe was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-16, 25-20.

Dyson Twitchell paced Somerset Sky Pointe's offense, picking up 11 kills. Twitchell got some help from Gage Poulsen and his 16 assists. Finally, Brad Rappleye kept Somerset Sky Pointe's defense grounded, leading the team with two blocks.

Leading Basic to victory were Blake Bevell and Derek Dennett. Bevell had 13 digs, while Dennett had 17 assists and three digs. Those 17 assists gave Dennett a new career-high.

Somerset Sky Pointe's loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 9-4. As for Basic, their win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-8.

Somerset Sky Pointe didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 victory against Southeast Career Tech on the 4th. As for Basic, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 3-0 win against Rancho on the 4th.