Lady Tribe rolls in volleyball as tennis suffers another close defeat

Just two days after having their three-game winning streak snapped, the Kennett Lady Indians used their serving to bounce back.

Jody Vancil served the first 10 points of the opening set while Jamie Jarrett's serving fueled a key run in the second as the Lady Tribe downed the Holcomb Lady Hornets 25-9, 25-20 Wednesday at the Kennett High School gymnasium.

Vancil and Jarrett each had a pair of aces, while Vancil added six digs and Jarrett dished off four assists.

"Jody served the ball very well tonight," Kennett coach Laura Ort said. "Jamie had a big run and got a couple of hits on front row. She contributed offensively which is a big step up for her."

The win was especially big coming off of a three-set loss to Twin Rivers on Monday.

"We played a lot better today," said Ort. "We played with a little more focus."

The Lady Indians did not need long to take control of the match, going up 10-0 in the opening set on the strength of Vancil's serving, then closing the set on a 10-4 run.

In the second set, Holcomb took an early 3-0 lead and the score was 11-all when Kennett went on a 7-0 run behind Jarrett's serving to take the lead for good.

Audrey Wynne finished with eight kills and two blocks to pace the Lady Tribe (11-5-1) while Ciara Dewrock added three kills, three blocks and four digs.

Taylor Wake chipped in five kills and two digs while Chrisie Burrow finished with 14 assists.

Kennett travels to Southland this evening.

Tennis
Charleston 5, Kennett 4
At Wheatley Courts, the Lady Tribe suffered their third one-point loss of the season and their second 5-4 loss to Charleston.

Brianna Burcham defeated Chelsea Stallings to remain undefeated this season in regular-season matches, while she also teamed with Alexandra Brown for Kennett's lone doubles win.

The Lady Tribe heads to Sikeston today.

Varsity
Charleston 5, Kennett 4
Singles
Alexandra Brown won 8-0
Yiota Panousis lost 8-6
Brianna Burcham won
Vickie Panousis won 8-6
Caroline Shetley lost 8-5
Mallory Lancaster lost 8-0
Doubles
Panousis-Panousis lost 9-8 (7-4)
Brown-Burcham won 9-7
Shetley-Lancaster lost 8-4
Junior Varsity
Kennett 3, Charleston 0
Singles
Anna Kay Hilburn won
Amber Camp won 6-2
Doubles
Sando-Simmons won 7-6 (7-2)

Softball
Kennett 6, Scott City 2
At Scott City, the Lady Tribe scored all six of its runs in the middle innings to erase an early 2-0 deficit and improve to 8-7 on the fall.

Kennett got big games at the dish from Allyson Luce, Laurel Jones, Anna McMahan, Taylor Broadway and Haley Morrow, who each had a pair of hits. Jones, Luce, Broadway, McMahan, Kasey Ellis and Abbi Daniels each drove in runs

The Lady Tribe also capitalized on five Scott City errors in the win.

Kennett hosts Notre Dame this afternoon for Senior Day.