Tuesday, Oct. 27 -- Top seed Eastern Montgomery defeated fifth-seeded Parry McCluer High School 3-0 in the Pioneer District volleyball semifinals in Elliston.
The Mustangs (16-6), who went undefeated in district play during the regular season, advanced to the Pioneer championship with a 25-14, 25-10, 25-15 victory despite a valiant defensive effort from the Fighting Blues (5-17).
Presley Camden paced the PM back row with 22 digs, and Jorja Catlett notched 13 digs to go along with five kills, nine assists and three blocks. Jaelyn Manning added five kills and one block for the Blues.
The Mustangs will face second-seeded Narrows (15-6) in the Pioneer title match on Thursday, while the Blues are slated to take on No. 3 seed Bath County (12-12) in the consolation game. All four remaining teams have already qualified for next week's Region 1C tournament.
