Lady Pirates win twice
The Prairie Lady Pirates won a pair of match against teams nicknamed Bulldogs last week. On Tuesday, Sept. 14, they swept the Grangeville version, 25-22, 25-11, 25-18 at Grangeville. On Thursday they hosted the Genesee Bulldogs and won in 5 games 25-15, 19-25, 25-18, 24-26, 15-13.
Prairie jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the opening game as Delanie Lockett scored a sideout kill and then Kristin Wemhoff served 3 straight points with Lockett picking up 2 more kills.
Prairie pused the lead to 7-1 as Tara Schlader, Laney Forsmann and Trinity Martinez each scored a kill. They made it 11-2 on a kill by Martinez and 2 aces by Forsmann.
Grangeville then rallied back within 4 points before a kill by Schlader and 2 kills by Martinez made it 14-7.
Grangeville cut the lead to 18-16 before 2 kills by Schlader bracketing an ace by Lockett made it 21-16.
Prairie got to game point at 24-20 on a kill by Martinez but missed a served and Grangeville added a kill to make it 24-22. Lockett then ended it by going cross court for a kill.
In the second game it was 2-2 when Forsmann scored a kill and then went to the service line. 9 serves later Prairie had a 12-2 lead. Forsmann had 5 aces while Schlader and Martinez scored 2 kills each.
After a pair of sideouts, Schlader had her own service run with 3 aces plus 3 kills by Martinez for an 18-3 lead.
Grangeville managed to get the lead down to 21-11 before they missed a serve and that was it for the Bulldogs. Lockett hit the ball into a block but Forsmann dug it off the block and Lockett scored a kill. Forsmann then stuffed a Grangeville spike and finished off the game with another kill.
In the third game Grangeville took the early lead at 3-6 and held the lead for the most part until Alli Geis made a save on a ball that appeared headed into the stands. Her ensuing kill made it 13-12 and a long discussion by Grangeville about whether Geis’ ball passed inside or outside the antenna led to a penalty point against Grangeville that made it 14-12. A kill by Lockett made it 15-12.
The two sides scored several sideouts until a kill by Wemhoff sent Geis to the service line. She had 2 aces and Josie Remacle and Martinez each added a kill for a 22-14 lead.
After trading sideouts, Schlader served an ace to get to match point at 24-15. Grangeville fought off match point 3 times before Martinez was able to score the match-ending kill.
Martinez had 16 kills and 1 ace in the match. Schlader had 9 kills, 13 assists and 5 aces. Lockett had 7 kills, 3 assists and 3 aces. Forsmann had 4 kills, including a block plus 1 assists and 7 aces. Wemhoff had 3 kills and 22 assists. Geis had 3 kills and 4 assists. Remacle had 2 assists. Olivia Klapprich had 1 ace and Mckenzie Key had 1 assist.
The JV team also swept the Bulldogs 25-18, 25-17, 15-9.
Isabella Walsh opened the first game with 2 aces. Then after Grangeville tied it at 3-3, Julia Rehder scored a kill and Taylor Riener followed with a 4-point run to make it 8-3. She had 2 aces while Rehder and Ember Martin each added a kill.
Grangeville rallied back within 1 at 8-7 before a kill and then an ace by Tamden Pecarovich made it 10-7. After a kill by Rehder, Grangeville again rallied within 1 point at 11-10. An ace by Martin then after sideouts a kill by Riley Enneking and 2 aces by Lexi Schumacher made it 17-11. Grangeville never got closer than 4 the rest of the way. The last time Grangeville got within 4 was at 22-18 but they then missed a serve and Riener then served up 2 aces to end the game.
Grangeville jumped out to a 2-8 lead in the second game and it took awhile for Prairie to rally back. They finally tied it at 17 on a kill by Riener. Kaylie Lockett then served out the rest of the game. She had 5 aces while Pecarovich and Schumacher each added a kill and Lockett finished off the game when her dig of a Grangeville spike found the floor on the Grangeville side.
In the third game Grangeville again took the early lead at 3-6 but 3 straight aces by Riener gave Prairie an 8-7 lead. Grangeville then tied it and took the lead back before missing a serve. Chloe Rowland then served out the match for Prairie. She had 2 aces while Lockett had 4 kills. One of Rowland’s aces finished off the match.
The C team made it a perfect 9-0 day against Grangeville 25-20, 25-19, 15-7.
The match against Genesee appeared to be between two evenly matched teams and could have gone either way.
Prairie got off to a strong start in the opening game as a kill by Schlader borke a 1-1 tie and then Lockett served 7 straight points for a 9-1 lead. She had 4 aces while Forsmann had 3 kills.
Genesee managed to cut the lead down to 3 at 13-10 before Lockett scored a kill and Klapprich followed with a 6-point service run to push the lead to 20-10. Klapprich had 3 aces with Forsmann scoring 2 kills and Lockett 1.
From that point both sides were able to side out each other’s serve until Wemhoff scored the game-winning kill on a sideout.
The second game reversed the first game as Genesee jumped out to a 2-9 lead.
Prairie then went on a 7-2 run to cut the lead to 9-11 before Genesee pulled away again. Genesee held on to win the game by 6.
Genesee took leads of 0-3 and 3-7 in the third game before Prairie rallied. Prairie tied the score at 8-8 on a kill by Lockett. They took their first lead of the game at 10-9 on an ace by Klapprich.
Genesee tied it the bricked a serve which gave Prairie a lead they never surrendered.
A kill by Schlader made it 13-11 and Lockett served Prairie to an 18-11 lead with 2 aces plus 2 kills by Martinez and a block by Forsmann.
Each team had a mini-run but for the most part sideouts ruled until a kill by Lockett made it 23-18 and Klapprich served out the game. She had an ace and Wemhoff finished it off with a kill.
Genesee took a 3-7 lead in the fourth game and held the lead much of the way.
A 6-point service run by Klapprich cut the deficit to just 1 at 16-17.  Klapprich had 3 aces in the run while Schlader, Lockett and Forsmann each had a kill.
Genesee was able to take a 3-point lead a couple of time and got to game point at 22-24. A kill each by Martinez and Lockett tied the game at 24 but Genesee was then able to score twice to even the match at 2 games each.
Prairie was never what you would call in control in the fifth game but they also never trailed. The score was tied 6 times, the last time at 13-13. At that point Prairie called a timeout and Genesee followed by serving long. Martinez then served an ace for the match winner.
Schlader had 16 kills in the match with 18 assists and 3 aces. Lockett had 15 kills, 4 assists and 9 aces. Forsmann had 11 kills, including two blocks, plus 3 aces. Martinez had 10 kills, including a block and 3 aces. Wemhoff had 9 kills, 25 assists and 2 aces. Geis had 4 kills, including 2 blocks, and an assist. Klapprich had a pair of back row kills and 8 assists. Key had 1 assist.
Prairie is now 6-2 on the season and 5-2 in league play.
In the JV match Prairie lost the first game then came back to win the match, 22-25, 25-20, 16-14. The third game featured an epic comeback by Prairie.
Genesee scored first but then missed a serve and Isabella Walsh served 6 straight points for a 7-2 lead. She had 4 aces while Enneking and Schumacher each added a kill.
Genesee came back to finally tie the game at 15-15 and took back the lead at 18-19, eventually going up 20-24. Prairie fought off 2 game points on a kill by Walsh and an ace by Schumacher before Genesee scored the game winner.
In the second game Walsh served 3 aces for a 3-0 lead but Genesee answered with 4 straight points. The two teams traded the lead until Lockett scored a kill to make it 9-8. Prairie never trailed again in the game. Lockett followed that kill up with 3 straight serving points for a 12-8 lead. She had an ace and Enneking and Pecarovich each added a kill.
Prairie led by as many as 5 at 16-11 after a 3-point service run by Schumacher.
Genesee came back though and tied the game at 19.
Walsh scored the sideout kill and Riener served 3 straight points for a 23-19 lead. Pecarovich had 2 kills and Lockett added one. Genesee scored a sideout but Prairie came right back with a kill by Lockett. Pecarovich then served an ace to even the match at 1 game each.
In the decisive third game Prairie scored first on a kill each by Walsh and Riener but Genesee then scored 10 straight points for a 3-10 lead.
Prairie was still behind 5-12 when they started to rally after a missed Genesee serve.
An ace by Pecarovich was followed by a dig for a kill by Pecarovich and then a kill by Rehder to make it 9-12.
Genesee scored the sideout but Walsh answered with a sideout kill. Martin followed with an ace to make it 11-13.
Genesee then scored the sideout to get to match point at 11-14. A kill by Enneking sent Schumacher to the service line. An ace was followed by a kill by Pecarovich to tie the game at 14-14. Schumacher then served 2 aces to pull out the game and the match as Prairie scored 5 straight points after Genesee got to match point.
The C team won both of their games 25-18, 25-21.