Eagles sweep NMCC

The Oran High School volleyball teams snapped losing streaks last night with straight set wins over visiting conference foe, New Madrid County Central.

The varsity, who had won it's opener but then dropped the next three, picked up an exciting 26-24, 26-24 victory to improve to 2-3 overall and a perfect 2-0 in conference.

Jessie Long had 2 aces and 2 kills, Brianna Stause added an ace plus 4 kills.  Kaylee Payne also had 4 kills.  Megan Tenkhoff and Kenzie Graviett each chipped in with an ace apiece.

The junior varsity picked up it's initial win of the season after losing the first 4.  They won 25-20, 25-18.

Katelyn Streeter had a pair of aces and 4 kills.  Savannah Below contributed 2 aces and 2 kills.  Savannah Elfrink scored with 2 aces and a kill. Cami Cruz had an ace and Ali Hornback had a kill.

Assistant coach Erika Hutchcraft, who is still filling in for an ailing head coach Larry Boshell, told the blog, "Overall, both teams played very well and had fun while they played.  This made a huge difference in how we played the game.  Both teams pulled together and came through with the win.  I am so proud of the girls for working hard.  They definitely showed improvement in covering and passing, which we have been working on.  We will continue to improve and get better and hopefully see more victories as we continue through the season."

The varsity will be back in action today and tomorrow when they participate in the Dig for Life Classic, held at Southeast Missouri State University and Notre Dame Regional High School.

The Eagles play Puxico at 5:40 and Calvary Lutheran at 8:40 this evening on the main floor of the Show Me Center.  Tomorrow morning at 9:40 they will face Notre Dame in the student rec center on floor 3,  After pool play, Oran will be placed into bracket play, times and locations to be determined.