Volleyball Recap: Dynamic Duo of Kindale Rumer and Kamryn Swafford Lead Rhea County to Victory

While Rhea County's victory against Ooltewah wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Golden Eagles skirted past the Owls 3-2. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 3-0 two weeks ago.

Rhea County was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The final score came out to 25-13, 22-25, 26-28, 25-23, 16-14.

Kindale Rumer

Digs (Career)

09/04/25 @ Ooltewah	14
08/21/25 vs Ooltewah	5
09/02/25 @ Walker Valley	4
08/26/25 vs East Hamilton	4
08/25/25 vs Sale Creek	4

Leading Rhea County to victory were Kamryn Swafford and Kindale Rumer. Swafford had 27 digs and three aces, while Rumer had 14 digs and 13 assists. Those 14 digs gave Rumer a new career-high.

They weren't the only good server: Rhea County was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces every time they've taken the court this season.

Rhea County has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Ooltewah, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-10.

Rhea County has already played their next contest (against Bradley Central), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Ooltewah, they will square off against CSTHEA at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.