With a playoff game on the line, North Sanpete rose to the challenge on Saturday. They had just enough and edged the Morgan Trojans out 2-1. For the Hawks, this counts as revenge for the 3-0 win the Trojans walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2020.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was North Sanpete who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 20-25, 25-21.
Rylee Stewart paced North Sanpete's offense, picking up 15 kills. Stewart got some help from
Elsie Bailey and her 30 assists.
Kaylee Youd controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Despite the defeat, Morgan saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jerstyn Payne had 22 digs. Payne is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last nine games she's played.
North Sanpete is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 26-6 record this season. As for Morgan, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 17-14.
As of now, neither North Sanpete nor Morgan have any future games scheduled.
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