SETTING — Buckeye Local’s Jenna Delvecchio units the ball for Karlie lander (15) whereas Karlie Glover seems on. – Kim North
MARTINS FERRY — Starting the season with out its beginning six on account of accidents, Martins Ferry misplaced its first two highschool volleyball matches. However, ever since the Purple Riders have been at full power, they’ve been unbeatable.
Tuesday evening inside Tolbert Gymnasium excessive atop the Purple City, Martins Ferry (5-2) swept previous visiting Buckeye Local (0-6) by scores of 25-7, 25-16 and 25-13 for his or her fifth consecutive triumph.
The distinction … being wholesome.
“We started the season with injuries, so my normal starting six – which I am using now – weren’t playing, but that’s not to be used as an excuse because the bench has to be ready to come in at all times,” Martins Ferry head coach Jaela Thoburn stated. “I think it was a combination of things. We weren’t expecting those injuries, and they caught up with us.”
Since these losses to Cambridge and St. Clairsville to start the marketing campaign, the Purple Riders have been rolling by means of the opposition. Tuesday evening was no totally different.
“In matches like this, you want to keep the momentum up, but we also want to work on things that we can’t work on in practice because you don’t have the same competition,” Thoburn continued. “That’s what we used tonight for, to get ready for Thursday because that’s a big match for us.”
Martins Ferry hosts Wheeling Central in a tripleheader on Thursday, with the freshman groups beginning issues off at 4:30 p.m.
The Purple Riders led the first recreation 4-3 earlier than happening a 9-0 run for a 13-4 margin they by no means relinquished.
In the second set, Martins Ferry broke open a 10-9 recreation with seven straight factors and had been by no means threatened.
It led 23-12 earlier than the Panthers scored 4 in a row.
The Purple Riders roared to a 10-2 lead in the third set and breezed to the sweep in slightly greater than an hour.
“That’s been the case so far this season,” Buckeye Local head coach Abbey Wilson stated. “We like to dig ourselves a hole to try and get out of, but it’s not working our way. Martins Ferry is a solid team. They’ve got hitters all around the court.”
Giana Chirpas led the method with a dozen kills, 5 service aces and a pair of blocks. Maddie Lucas added half-a-dozen kills and a trio of aces, whereas SJ Koller charted 10 digs and 4 aces. Olivia Harkness completed with 22 assists and three aces.
Jenna Delvecchio paced Buckeye Local with 4 kills and two blocks. Karlie Glover registered eight digs and Sammi Westfall notched 4 assists.