Every time Marshall County and Christian Fellowship meet on the volleyball court you know it’s going to be a good game and Thursday’s first meeting of the two friendly rivals was just that. Tied two games each, the match went to the fifth and deciding set which the Lady Marshals won for the 3-2 win.
Jessica Hicks back to serve in the first set, gave the Lady Marshals a 5-0 lead before CFS got on the board, but it didn’t take long for the Lady Eagles to tie the game up on a service point by Maggie Wagner and kill by Abigail Cima. The Lady Marshals held a slight edge throughout most of the set, getting good serves by Halle Langhi near the end of the set to win 25-19.
The Lady Eagles turned the tables in set two with a 5-0 start, holding a five point lead at 8-3 before four straight points by the Lady Marshals fueled by Hicks play at the net to pull to within two points. The Lady Marshals took a 15-13 lead before CFS rattled off six straight points to lead 19-15 and never trailed again, going on to win set two 25-18, the final point coming on a kill by Emma Fletcher.
CFS carried their second set momentum into the third set, leading from start to finish to win 25-11 and take a 2-1 lead behind their triple threat at the net of Cima, Fletcher and Wagner. Marshall County trailed in set four until down 16-13, scored six straight points to lead 19-16 and held on to tie the match 2-2 with a 25-18 set four win.
Marshall County led from start to finish in set five to win 15-10, finishing it off with a kill by Langhi for the match point and 3-2 victory.
“We’ve got to learn to not have such a big drastic change in our level of play”, Langhi said of his still somewhat young team on their third set let down. Langhi said their youth is no excuse but he was happy with their resilience coming back in the fourth and fifth sets to win.
Hicks had 15 digs, 14 kills and seven aces for the Lady Marshals. Mckenzie Elkins led in digs with 18, Langhi had 14 and Ashley Bremmerkamp 11. Langhi led the team in kills with 16 and Clara Bradley had 29 assists. The Lady Marshals improve to 6-4 and picked up their second district win following Tuesday’s 3-0 (25-15, 25-19, 25-17) win over Calloway County. The Lady Eagles record stands at 1-2 with a win over CCA and a loss to Paducah Tilghman.
