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Reardan comes together after scoring a point during Tuesday's win over Davenport.
REARDAN – After Davenport won the first set, Reardan stepped on the gas pedal and didn’t look back en route to a four-set victory (21-25, 26-24, 25-11, 25-21) over the rival Gorillas for the Indians’ first victory of the season Tuesday, March 9.
Reardan improved to 1-4, while Davenport fell to the same record.
“Hopefully this is a really big confidence booster,” Reardan coach Katie Hoffman said. “It’s a really good win, so hopefully we can continue to build on it.”
The Indians jumped out to a 5-1 lead in the first set, but Davenport regrouped and held on for the first set victory. It looked like the Gorillas would also take the second set when they took a 19-15 lead, but Reardan surged to an 11-4 run and tied the match 1-1 with a 26-24 second set win.
“We got some really good swings off, we got some really good aces and we picked up our energy and took advantage of the momentum,” Hoffman said.
The second set comeback by Reardan took the wind out of Davenport’s sails going into the third set, and the Indians cruised 25-11.
“The girls just got down on themselves and they couldn’t pull it back,” Davenport coach Heather Jacoby said. “That’s something our team struggles with, is when we get down on ourselves, it kind of collapses the whole team. That’s something we’re working on, is being more positive and encouraging and knowing and trusting each other.”
Reardan built another solid advantage in the fourth set, taking a 22-16 lead. Davenport rattled off four straight points to make the set interesting, but Reardan held on for a 25-21 set victory en route to its first match win of the season.
Sophomore Coalie Whitman was the player of the game, leading Reardan with 16 digs, 16 assists and five aces. Sophomore Justine Flett added eight kills, while juniors Kendall Little and Ella Curry had a block apiece for the Indians.
Senior Haley Greenwood paced Davenport with 10 kills and three aces. Senior Kenzie Gerlitz had two blocks and Allison Jorden contributed 18 assists.
Davenport had two more games scheduled this week at press time, a March 10 date with St. George’s and a March 11 matchup with Asotin. Reardan is set to take on 2B power Liberty (Spangle) March 11.
Drew Lawson is the editor of the Davenport Times. He is a graduate of Eastern Washington University.
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