From Coach Bonnie Keepes: The Jr Lady Aces traveled to Albion Saturday for a 6 team tournament. The JV squad started the day against host Albion and came up with the win. They won first set 25-22, lost second 15-25, and took the match with a commanding 15-6 score of third set. Leah Lewis put up 5 aces, 3 assists, 1 kill, Kinley Harris also with 5 aces, 1 dig, and 1 block, Kyleigh Smith had a block, Lyla Keepes had 3 aces 4 assists, 1 kill, Evie Sellers with 2 kills and a block, Brynlee Mounts had 2 kill, Mylee Farmer 1 dig, and Quin Keepes with 2 aces. The girls serve receive broke down the second match, but they communicated much better today.
The second match up was against Love Joy a team from the St. Louis area. The girls won the first set 25-18, and the second 25-8. We served well and had a good amount of aces, they scored more on us the first match with some shanking of passing going on in serve receive. Leah Lewis had 2 aces and 2 assist. Kinley Harris had 2 kills, Kyleigh Smith 4 aces, and 2 kills, Lyla Keepes had 11 aces, and 2 assists, Evie Sellers had 1 ace and 1 kill. Madison Riggs had 1 ace, and Sophie Banks with 1 kill.
The JV team won their pool and advanced to the championship against West Salem.
The opposition took the first set 16-25,but the Aces rallied mirroring the score of the second 25-16. They final set was back and forth till the end with a final score of 14-16 West Salem. The Aces were down 14-10 but came back and tied up the nail bitter 14 all before WS took the last two points. Aces ended up 2nd for the day, and I was very pleased with their improvement over the first 3 games.
