Hondo Anvil Herald

Owl volleyball drops hammer on Arabians

 

 

By Jeff Berger

Anvil Herald Publisher

 

     Playing their best ball of the season, the Hondo Owls clicked Friday, Oct. 2, rolling to a home sweep of Devine in front of a rowdy Dig Pink home crowd in the HHS gym.

     The Owls took care of business, 25-22, 25-23, 25-10, to raise their District 28-3A record to 4-3 (16-17 overall), heading into Tuesday’s open date.

     Hondo will travel to Crystal City for another key matchup this Friday, Oct. 9, at 4:30, followed by three straight matches on the home floor, starting next Tuesday, Oct. 13, with Cotulla at 6 p.m.

      The Owls won each set on Friday in different fashion.

     The opener had 10 lead changes, with Hondo moving in front for the final time at 19-18, and then taking a 22-19 lead setting up the three-point win.

     Devine led for almost the entire second set, taking a lead of 22-16 and, a few minutes later, 23-19. But freshman Alex Lowe stepped to the service line and led the Owls to the next six points to take the set. 

     In the final set, Hondo owned it from the start. From a 3-3 tie, another freshman, Tilley Gilliam, went to the line and the Owls knocked down the next eight points to take a commanding 11-3 lead. After a Devine sideout, Shanell Rivera served Hondo to 14-4, then followed with a back-row kill. Marinda Knight had a pair of kills down the stretch, including a ball that rolled along the tape before dropping in for the Owls.

     Rivera led the team with 15 kills, but the front row was dominant all night, with nine kills from Briley Krisch, seven from Lauren Scott, six from Knight and three from Madeline Connell.

     Alex Lowe and Ava Lowe led the team with assists, recording 26 and 15. Rivera and Knight led the Owls in digs with 23 and 17.