The Parry McCluer High School volleyball team suffered a 3-0 loss to Pioneer District rival Bath County in its final home match of the regular season on Tuesday night in Buena Vista.
With the 25-17, 25-21, 25-12 victory, the Chargers (11 overall, 6-4 district) completed a sweep of the regular season series with the Fighting Blues (3-16, 2-7). When the teams met on Sept. 24 in Hot Springs, Bath won 3-0.
The first set of the rematch was close, but the Chargers finished strong, attacking the net and ending the set on a 7-0 run.
In the second set, the Blues cut a seven-point deficit to 20-18, but the Chargers put away several kills to end the set. Bath carried the momentum into the third set and capitalized on PM errors, finishing the match on an 11-2 run.
Before the match, the Blues honored their lone senior, right-side hitter Jaelyn Manning, along with the Chargers’ five seniors.
Josie Martinez led the Blues with five kills and collected five digs, while Sophie Porterfield had four kills, and Manning and Jorja Catlett each notched three kills. Catlett paced PM with 11 assists and had 14 digs and two blocks, while libero Presley Camden led the Blues with 22 digs. Sophia Bouchelle contributed seven digs, while Jordyn Hostetter had six digs.
Georgia Watkins led the Chargers with 25 kills, while Reaghan Pritt had 19 kills and three aces. Cassidee Nicely dished out a team-high 27 assists and added 13 digs, while Bre Mabe paced Bath with 17 digs.
The Blues will conclude the regular season on Thursday at Highland County, starting with the junior varsity match at 5:30 p.m.
For the story on this week’s action, with photos from Tuesday’s match, please see our Oct. 28 newspaper.
