On Thursday, the Lady Raider volleyball team took on the Blackford Bruins in their last regular season game. Blackford had previously beat the Raiders at the Kay Sanders Classic, which meant the Raiders were out for revenge. Bailey Kohr commented, " I thought that we were going to go in there and get our revenge. I was so pumped last night because I believed that we would win." The Raiders came out strong and won the first set 25-23. In the next two sets, the Raiders lost 22-25. However, the Raiders didn't give up and won set four 25-12. The fifth set the Raiders were down 10-3. Coach Blevins called a timeout and challenged the girls and said that Blackford wanted to win more than they did. The Raiders soon retailed by coming back 11-15.
The Raiders were lead in kills by Allison Blevins with 13, Arrianne Moore 9, Savannah Deakyne 6, Megan Horton 5, Lela Knowles 4, Alexis Collins and Sydnee Jones 2, Megan Fiechter and Bailey Kohr each had 1. Horton had 3 blocks, Moore 2, Blevins 1. Deakyne had 4 aces, Fiechter 3, Jones and Blevins 2, Kohr 1. Knowles had 13 digs, Deakyne 11, Jones 10, Kohr 9, Moore, Fiechter, and Blevins 4, Collins 3, Ocasio 2. Fiechter had a career high of 40 assists, Deakyne, Blevins, and Moore added 1 a piece.
The Raiders will take on Liberty Christian on Saturday, October 26, at 11 a.m. at Cowan High School. Come out and support your Raiders at Sectionals!