Maconaquah Schools

Braves beat Cass in three sets Varsity vs Lewis Cass (3 - 1) Win The Maconaquah volleyball team defeated Lewis Cass Thursday in TRC action 25-17, 25-18, 25-20. The Braves move to 10-2 and 2-0 in conference play. The JV picked up their first win on the season in three sets 23-25, 26-24, 15-8. The JV attack was led by Kaidence Michael with four kills and Ryleigh Marburger with nine assists. Libero Naomi Cook led the back row with 18 digs. After recognition of our Middle school teams, the varsity team started slow in the first set but found their rhythm to take control and sweep the Kings. Our Spanish kill machine Nekane Hernandez was our kill leader with 10 kills on 16 swings. Fellow Outside Hitter Kasey Murry added eight kills on the match. Averie Maiben doled out 14 assists and had had 12 digs and Delaney Betzner had eight assists from our setter positions. Libero Addie Maiben and MB Ireland Kile both had 18 digs to lead the Braves defense. Defensive specialist Aubrey Kaiser added 12 rally savers from the back row. The Braves were able to serve 16 aces to end points quickly and had the Cass offense out of system most of the match. Our team had good energy and enthusiasm that helped us make crucial scoring runs to take our second TRC victory. The Braves next host Wabash Tuesday in a big conference matchup. We hope to have a nice raucous crowd to welcome the Apaches. Fans will once again have a chance to win a pizza in our fan serving contest. See you at the gym!