Since the conclusion of the “Master Blaster” Tournament on Sept. 14 in Rockwell City, the South Central Calhoun volleyball team had to don their spike shoulder pads, hop on the yellow bus and become road warriors.
After a relatively successful road trip, which yielded a 6-3 mark and a second place finish at the Carroll Tournament, the Titans were primed and well prepared for their pair of Twin Lakes Conference matches.
Taking on Pocahontas Area and Southeast Valley in a TLC-sanctioned triangular meet, the Titans took care of business by blanking the Indians and Jaguars with a pair of 3-0 decisions this past Thursday evening at the SCC High School Gymnasium in Lake City.
In the wake of the two victories, the Titans improved to 23-11 overall with an 8-1 mark in the TLC. SCC only trails East Sac County in the conference standings, as the Raiders currently sit at 8-0 in conference play with an 18-6 record overall.
Senior Night is next on the schedule for the Titans, as the purple and black are set to host Manson-Northwest Webster at 5 p.m. on Thursday at the SCC High School Gym in Lake City.
The Cougars are currently 6-7 overall, and faced Newell-Fonda this past Tuesday at the Mustang Gym in Newell.
SCC 3, Pocahontas Area 0: Starting off the night with a bout against the Indians, the Titans rolled their red and black clad rivals on Thursday evening at the SCC High School Gym in Lake City.
SCC took the first game with a 25-19 decision, overcame a 7-1 deficit to down the Indians by a score of 25-18 in the second game and completed the sweep with a 25-19 victory.
Senior Emma McKinney led the purple and black against Poky, tallying nine kills, 16 assists, six digs and three aces. Freshman Riley Batta resumed her stellar campaign by chalking up eight kills, 10 assists, six digs, one block and two aces.
Senior Haley Stauter left the court with five kills, nine digs and one ace, while junior Laci Riedesel went multidimensional with four kills, five digs, one block and two aces.
Junior Kortney Riley put up two kills and one dig, alongside sophomore Sayer Steig’s two kills and two blocks. Junior Emma Geno tallied one kill, six digs and three aces, as senior Madie Schultz reeled in three service aces and senior Kinsey Batz had one kill and six digs on the Indians.
Freshman Keira Hammen rounded off of the stats sheet nicely, totaling two assists and one block.
SCC 3, Southeast Valley 0: In the nightcap, the Titans fended off a hot-handed Jaguars team – who came into the match with a three-game winning streak – this past Thursday evening at the SCC High School Gym in Lake City.
SCC churned out a 25-16 victory in the first set, overpowered a seven-point deficit midway through the second set to win by a score of 25-23 and never looked back en route to a 25-18 victory to put the brooms to the Jags.
McKinney went off on the Jags, compiling a whopping 12 kills, 13 assists, nine digs, two digs and one service ace. Batta netted a double-double with 10 kills and 14 assists, along with seven digs and five blocks.
Stauter chipped in significantly, with four kills, two assists, 10 digs and one block. Steig had one of her best performances of the season with two kills, one assist, two digs and one block.
Riedesel hauled in one kill, five digs, four blocks and one ace, as Riley took home two kills, eight digs and one block.
Geno pulled in four digs and one assist, aided by Schultz’s two aces and Batz’s six digs. Hammen completed the stats sheet with one block.
