Eureka trips Ronan; Stillwater tops Troy

The Daily Inter Lake

RONAN - Class B Eureka pushed its win streak in volleyball to four Tuesday, downing Class A Ronan 20-25, 25-18, 25-14, 23-25, 15-12.

Eureka is now 4-1 overall.

"It was good match for us," Eureka coach Rhonda Hammond said.

"Ronan had some great hitters.

"Some good tough volleyball," Hammond continued.

"It was kind of a struggle, but that's OK. It was good for us."

Carly Hammond had 16 kills and teammate Briann Linnell was next with nine for Eureka.

Linnell also had six blocks and three aces, both team highs.

Eureka hosts Plains on Thursday in 7-B play

Eureka 3 Ronan 2

Kills - 44 (Carly Hammon 16, Briann Linnell 9); Blocks - 10 (Linnell 6), Assists - 35 (Jonna Yost 33), Digs - 49 (Tayler Holder 12, Auna Lawler 11); Aces - 12 (Holder 3, Linnell 3, Marni Zauner 3)

Stillwater 3, Troy 1

Stillwater Christian School downed Troy 25-21, 25-15, 22-25, 25-17 Tuesday in nonconference play at SCS.

Julia Smith had 14 kills for the victors. Bridjett Miller and Tana Topp finished with six digs apiece.

Troy was led by Kristin Parks, who had nine kills and three blocks.

Stillwater, 10-1 overall, plays at Helena Christian School on Friday.

Stats

Kills - Troy 31 (Kristin Parks 9, Molly Harpole 7, Ashley Pasch 7), Stillwater 46 (Julia Smith 14, Julia Bray 9); Blocks - Troy 6 (Parks 3, Ashley Saber 2), Stillwater 12 (Abby Smith 7, Bray 5); Assists - Troy 20 (Alyssa Olds 20), Stillwater 35 (Smith 34); Digs - Troy 8 (Pasch 3), Stillwater 30 (Bridjett Miller 6, Dana Topp 6); Aces - Troy 4 (four players with one), Stillwater 16 (Charli Wells 5, Smith 3, Topp 3)