St. Nicholas 7th and 8th grade teams defeated Milan at Milan Middle School on August 27.
7th grade won in 3 close sets with scores of 25-23, 24-25, and 15-10. Jessica Rees served up perfection with 14/14 serves and 5 Aces. Ella Fledderman had 13/14 services with 6 Aces; Katie Johnson went 13/15 with 6 Aces; Taylor Whitehead went 9/12 with 2 Aces. The girls started slow and were letting balls hit the court, but they stepped up their play and finished strong. The 7th grade team improves their record to 3-1.
8th grade won in 2 sets with scores of 25-19 and 25-2. Set 1 was close and both teams set the ball up well, but set 2 was won with aggressive serving and consistency for St. Nick. Molly Gregg served 24/26 with 8 Aces and Rachel Kraus served 6/6 with 1 Ace. The 8th grade team improves their record to 6-0.
St. Nicholas will host Batesville Middle School on Thursday, Sept. 3 at Milan Elementary School.
Courtesy of Trojans Coach Debbie Gregg.