ARGYLE — The Vikings tipped rival Argyle on Oct. 6, winning a five-set thriller 16-25, 25-23, 25-21, 18-25, 15-12.
“It was a good match to come to; a lot of great volleys,” said Argyle coach Jen Butler. “They worked hard and left it all out on the court. Not the finish we wanted but saw a lot of good things on the court.”
Cayla Doescher led Pecatonica with 10 kills, while Brooklyn Muench had eight and Katelynne Jorenby Aleah Harris each had seven. Isla Jorenby had eight blocks, with Harris blocking six more. In all, the Vikings had 147 digs, with Ella Orloff leading the way with 40. Doescher and Lexi Lancaster each had 21 digs, and Aven Gruenenfelder added 20 digs. Lancaster also dished out 24 assists, while Lila Schlimgen added 16.
Avari Steiner dished out an impressive 62 of 69 assists for the Orioles, while Brooke Wellnitz led the way with 40 kills and 32 digs.
“Brooke Wellnitz had an amazing night. Avari Steiner did a great job delivering the ball to our hitters,” Butler said. “Brynn Harris (35 digs) did a great job in the back being vocal and constantly moving.”
Haleigh Fish tallied 12 kills, 10 digs and two aces. Claire Holmes added two aces, 22 digs and seven kills. The Orioles collected 141 digs as a unit.
Argyle had 35 hitting errors and seven bad serves — leading to 42 of Pecatonica’s 99 points.
Two days later, Pecatonica defeated Juda 25-19, 25-7, 25-16. The Vikings collected only 20 kills and 55 digs in the match, but dominated with 11 aces versus Juda, compared to just two they recorded against Argyle. Gruenenfelder tallied four aces, with Schlimgen adding three more.
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