(Elk Horn, IA) — Its hard to beat a team three times in one season but Exira EHK has done exactly that — on Monday night they stopped a feisty CAM volleyball team in a three set sweep — 25-23, 25-23, 25-21.
The Spartans jumped out to a 5-2 lead in the opening set, the Cougars only got 1 point on serve until point 8 when they scored 6 of the next 7 to tie it at 13 all. Exira EHK would win 5 of the next 6 to re-establish the lead 18-14. CAM cut it to one 19-20 but it was too much Jaelynn Petersen who closed it out with a kill winning 25-23.
Exira EHK scored the first five points of set two Kylee Williamson and Jaci Eden each scored 3 points on serve and the Cougars led 8-6. Every time Exira EHK would get a point on serve, CAM seemed to answer leading 14-12, then 16-14, then 18-15 until a sideout gave Riley Miller the serve for the Spartans and she rolled through 6 straight points and turned a 3 point deficit into a 4 point lead. The 2nd set would end in a couple of calls by the officials that had both sides scratching their heads — the 2nd point was won on a CAM violation and Exira had a 2 set advantage.
The third set was back and forth to start — 4 straight back to back sideouts. It was tied at 4, tied at 5, at 6, at 7 , at 9. CAM had a slim 12-10 lead when Zoey Rasmussen served for the Spartans and she scored 5 straight points to take the lead in the set 16-12, it was a lead the Spartans would not relinquish. A Jaelynn Petersen kill would end it and end CAM’s season.
Jaelynn Petersen led way with 14 kills and an ace and talked about the win.
Elsewhere, unofficial stats for Exira EHK, Taryn Petersen had 7 kills and an ace. Mayne Jorgensen with 6 kills and an ace. For CAM, Maddie Richter led the way with 12 kills and 1 ace. Krista James had 8 kills and Ruthie Rich had 5 kills.
CAM finishes the season at 9-19. Exira EHK improves to 15-5 and will play at #13 Fremont Mills on Wednesday in the 2nd round.
