Volleyball Recap: Ellis Notches Its First Win of the Season

It was close, but on Tuesday the Ellis Railroaders sidestepped the Norton Bluejays for a 2-1 victory.

Ellis had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-16, 25-22.

Haylee Comer paced Ellis' offense, picking up 13 kills. Comer got some help from Taylor Kohl and her 21 assists. Hannah James and Rylan Aschenbrenner kept things locked in from the service line: the pair finished with three aces apiece.

Norton's loss came despite strong showings from Leah Clark and Halle Pfannenstiel. Clark had 32 assists and six digs, while Pfannenstiel had 13 digs.

Ellis' first win this season bumped their record up to 1-7. As for Norton, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games. That's taken a bite out of their 2-7 record this season.

Coincidentally, Ellis and Norton will both be playing Hill City the next time they take the court. The Bluejays will head out to face the Ringnecks at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, while the Railroaders will play them later in the day, at 6:30 p.m.