Walnut picked up a sweep against in county rival Pine Grove on senior night, picking up a straight set win as they honored their trio of seniors.
The Lady Wildcats won by scores of 25-17, 25-21 and 29-27.
Pine Grove held an early lead in all three contests but Walnut would push through for a lead behind a solid service game in all three. In the opening set, Claire Leak took the ball and reeled off 4 aces while Laura Leigh Hughes contributed a pair of kills as the Lady Cats took a 9-4 advantage that they would not relinquish.
In the second set, Pine Grove found their footing as they started defending the net more against the Walnut aerial attack. In the 25-21 second game Walnut picked up the win thanks to great hustle play from Libero Cadence Rolison and a return from senior Sarah Martindale.
Great job keeping this ball alive by Cadence Rolison as Walnut defeats Pine Grove 25-21 in the 2nd set. Walnut leads 2-0 pic.twitter.com/InVdoPiSuD
The third set was a back and forth affair, the Pine Grove again building an early 7-1 lead. For the third straight time, the Lady Wildcats battled back.
The teams battled, with each team making it to match point three times before Walnut ultimately took the win 29-27.
