Palmer swept Rice, 3-0, on Tuesday, 25-20, 25-19, 25-17, to lift their overall record to 22-12 and are currently sitting in third in District 18-3A with a 4-2 mark. Rice, the home team, slid to 16-13 and 0-5.
Junior Kylah Smith checked all of the boxes during Tuesday’s home match with Crandall. She served aces, made several blocks and hammered clutch kills as the Lady Lions battled fiercely in a 5-set loss.
Always tough Cayuga couldn’t hold onto the ball nor a 26-20 lead in the waning minutes, collapsing to Italy in a 34-26 verdict. The host Wildcats, coming off 7-5 and 9-2 seasons, had the lead after a 19-yard Gunner Douglass TD with five-minutes to go.
