Wolves, Cambridge spikers both win two to stay unbeaten

Southwest senior Caylin Barnett served up the best attack with 17 kills, 15 digs against Maywood-Hayes Center Thursday night in Bartley.

R.B. Headley/McCook Gazette

BARELY, Neb. — The Maywood-Hayes Center Wolves won a three-set beauty against talented Southwest Thursday night.

The Wolves reached 4-0 with a 25-23, 16-25, 27-25 victory featuring senior Lexi Wood’s 24 digs.

Senior Mataya Roberts ripped six kills with three each from Wood and senior Maddie Doyle.

Senior Olivia Hansen served two aces with more defense coming from libero Anaiah Seiler’s 14 digs, Hansen’s 13 and senior Kiley Hejtmanek hustling for 12.

“I felt like the girls brought a lot of energy and battled hard the whole night,” M-HC coach Shane Lawson commented. “Southwest has a tough team and I thought our girls did a good job of bouncing back after the second set and stayed mentally tough to pull through and win the third set. I saw a lot of great things but playing a team like Southwest also showed us some weaknesses in our defense that we need to continue to work on.”

The Wolves still found enough bite to stop a determined Rawlins County (Kan.) team 25-18, 25-14.

Senior Ashlin Broz delivered eight assists and Roberts made eight digs with four kills.

Meanwhile, Southwest improved to 5-2 by winning 25-10, 25-14 over Rawlins County.

Roughrider leaders from both matches of their home tri Thursday.

SW def. Rawlins Co

Bryn Lampe - 18 Assists, 1 block, 4 digs; Caylin Barnett - 5 kills, 6 digs; Bailey Truksa - 7 kills, 7 digs; Atleigh Nelms - 3 kills, 1 Ace serve, 1 assist, 1 dig; Kyra Nelms - 1 kill, 1 ace serve, 2 digs; Payton Truksa - 6 kills, 1 ace serve, 2 blocks; Allison VanPelt - 1 assist, 7 digs.

SW vs. MHC

Bryn Lampe - 39 Assists, 1 block, 22 digs; Caylin Barnett - 17 kills, 15 digs; Bailey Truksa - 19 kills, 14 digs, 1 Ace Serve; Atleigh Nelms - 3 kills, 6 blocks, 18 digs; Kyra Nelms - 6 kill, 6 blocks, 1 ace serve, 1 dig; Payton Truksa - 1 kill, 2 blocks, 1 dig; Allison VanPelt - 11 digs.

The Cambridge girls are 6-0 following a 25-21, 26-24 conquest of Alma where sophomore Erin Johnson drilled nine kills. Cambridge beat Bertrand 25-4, 25-7 with Jacey Kent’s nine kills.