Volleyball Recap: Lapwai Wildcats vs. Clearwater Valley Rams
Lapwai won the last time they faced Clearwater Valley, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Lapwai Wildcats walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Clearwater Valley Rams. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
Lapwai was dominant in the first set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Clearwater Valley squad. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 17-25, 25-18, 25-16.
Leading Lapwai to victory were Leiloni Ellenwood and Madden Bisbee. Ellenwood had seven aces and five digs, while Bisbee had six digs and four aces. The dominant performance also gave Ellenwood a new career-high in aces.
Lapwai was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in six consecutive matchups.
When it comes to explaining why Clearwater Valley lost, don't look at Megan Myers. Despite the final result, she had 15 digs and three aces.
Lapwai's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-3. As for Clearwater Valley, their defeat was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-6.
Lapwai will challenge Troy at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Troy will roll in looking for their 14th straight victory, something Lapwai surely won't give up without a fight. As for Clearwater Valley, they will square off against Potlatch on Saturday. Potlatch will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Clearwater Valley surely won't give up without a fight.
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