The Madrid volleyball team closed out its regular season, conference schedule, and home campaign defeating Interstate 35 in straight sets Tuesday, October 13, at Madrid High School.
Madrid’s offense was led by Iyla Fine and Lillie Benton, who each recorded nine kills.
Rylin Velky had 23 assists.
Defensively, Savannah Bradley collected a team-high 18 digs.
Paige Richards added 11 digs and also had seven aces.
The Tigers were dominant on serve all evening.
Hadley Mickle was a perfect 22-for-22 serving and contributed three aces.
Velky, Fine and Stella Snider were also flawless behind the service line as Madrid finished the match serving at 93 percent as a team.
At the net, Jaela Hansen had two blocks.
The victory gave the Tigers a season-ending boost as they improved to 7-15 overall and 2-6 in West Central Activities Conference play.
Interstate 35 finished the regular season at 5-20 overall and 1-7 in conference action.
Madrid will travel to Lake City to face South Central Calhoun for a Class 2A Region 7 first-round match on Monday, October 19.
South Central Calhoun enters the postseason with a 15-19 record.
The match is scheduled for a 7 p.m. start and will be broadcast on KWBG at FM 101.5 and AM 1590, while a live stream will be available at kwbglive.com with sports director Ryan Wendt on the call.
Jill Lutz reporting
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