The Lake Linden-Hubbell volleyball staff celebrates a degree nicely earned on the courtroom Tuesday in a match in opposition to Baraga on the Baraga High School Gym. (Eddie O’Neill/For the Gazette)
BARAGA — The Lake Linden-Hubbell Lakes volleyball staff was two factors away from a 3-0 sweep of the Baraga Vikings on Tuesday night time on the street. Instead, the Baraga not solely gained the third set, however took the fourth as nicely to a drive a fifth set.
The Lakes gained that one and finally the match, 3-2 (25-23, 25-20, 23-25, 22-25, and16-14).
While she took the win, Lakes’ coach Joslynn Perala wasn’t glad together with her staff’s inconsistency.
“I was disappointed,” she acknowledged. “There were certainly some highlights and good things that happened, but we couldn’t dominate when we should have. We need to work on consistency and energy, and those are things I cannot teach.”
In the primary set, the Lakes jumped out to a 5-2 lead. While the Vikings tied it at 5 and 6, that’s as shut as they bought. With Hailey Crouch serving, the Lakes pushed out to a 14-9 lead and saved that result in win this one 25-23.
The second set was a lot the identical. The Lakes led the entire set. It began with sturdy service by Ella Schneiderhan and was adopted by sturdy play by the Lakes libero Ashlyn Steves. Steves had seven aces and a few nice digs to steer her squad to a 25-20 victory.
“Ashlyn’s play was certainly a highlight,” mentioned Perala. “As well, Cleo Milkey and Ella had good games with 12 and five kills each.”
The Vikings made the waters uneven for the Lakes within the third by taking their first lead at 7-5. While it was tied at 10 and once more at 13 and 18, the Vikings stayed forward by two and gained the set by that very same margin.
Momentum was with the Vikings within the fourth set. After a 12-12 knot and even a tie at 18, the Baraga squad pushed to a 21-18 lead with Danica Jahfetson on the road. They saved that three-point led and held on for the set win.
It was now a race to fifteen within the fifth-and-final set. While the Lakes have been up by as a lot as 4 at 12-8, the Vikings tied it at 14. However, with Schneiderhan on the road, the Lakes took the final two factors and gained the match.
Despite the loss, Baraga’s coach Corey Pietila was removed from upset.
“This was a complete 360 for us from our Wakefield game a week ago,” she mentioned. “This is the best we’ve played. We communicated well. Our serve-receive was strong as was our setting. I’m super proud of the effort.”
Up subsequent
The Lakes will welcome Ewen-Trout Creek to their fitness center on Monday, Sept. 8. The Vikings will tackle Chassell at residence on Wednesday, Sept. 10.
Baraga’s again line of Elisa Delene (center), Jayla Issacson (left) and Lilly Tapani put together for a serve from Lake Linden-Hubbell throughout a match Tuesday on the Baraga High School Gym.