Wynford Volleyball

Reigning Buckettes Defeat Lady Royals

By: Hannah Langston, "Royal Times"

Although the Royals kept the energy up, they could not get passed Buckette’s strong defense and their skillful offense. The girls got off to a rough start in the first set, with the score ending up 25-12, Buckeye. They tried not to let that discourage them going into the second set, and kept up with the Buckettes for a while. The Buckeye girls were not about to let up on the Royals at any time. They kept their winning streak up with the final score of the second set 25-14, Buckeye. Junior, Jade Stuckman said, “It’s not the best I’ve seen our team play, and I know we can do better than what we did. We just couldn’t keep up, their a really good team.  We’re going to do everything we can to improve as a team.”  Leading the team in digs was Alyssa Harrer, Mallory Moore, and Brooke Miller with a combined total of 30. Alyssa Harrer connected on eight kills, despite the Buckette’s strong defense. Going in to the third set, Coach Shauna Hurles was not about to let the team get discouraged. She kept them motivated until the end. Although, the final score of the last set found the Royals on the losing end, 25-14, giving Buckeye the match 3-0. The Lady Royals do not plan on giving up any time soon, so catch them back in action at 5:30 on Thursday, September 18, at Ridgedale. Where they will be redeeming themselves and gaining faith back in their team. In junior varsity action, the Buckette’s handed the Royals a loss in two sets, 25-19, 25-15.