The Lady Wildcats went 2-1 in their three matches played last week. Each of the three matches, all played at home, were decided in three games.
Hosting St. Johns on Sept. 6, the Cats fell in three 22-25, 23-25, and 19-25. Kate Edwards led in kills with nine, followed closely by Samantha Jesmer with eight. April Neal served three aces and also had three blocks. Kadence Armstrong finished with three blocks as well.
Armstrong led the team with 22 digs. Jesmer had 17; Edwards, 13; and Neil finished with 12. Kayla James led the team in assists with 17.
Wednesday the Cats notched a 3-0 win over visiting Forth Thomas. They took the first game 25-17, played closer in the second before winning it 25-23, then closed out the match with a comfortable 25-19 game three win.
Edwards led in kills with 15. Armstrong had six blocks. Edwards also led in digs with 18. Jesmer had 16 digs and Neil finished with 11. James led in assists with 24.
Hosting an overmatched Lincoln Prep team on Friday the Wildcats cruised to another 3-0 win. They took care of the Lightning 25-16, 25-15 and 25-15.
Edwards led with 10 kills and 12 digs. James also had 12 digs and led in assists with 31.
This week the team will once again be busy with three scheduled matches. They will be in Mogollon on Tuesday, followed by a home date with Hayden on Thursday and a long trip to take on Veritas Prep on Friday. Next Wednesday they travel to Superior.
