SHELBYVILLE–Sophomore Gracie King put away 11 kills Tuesday, September 26 as Pendleton Heights fought off Shelbyville 25-23, 25-17, 25-11 in Hoosier Heritage Conference play.
With the win, Pendleton Heights improves to 14-14 on the season while Shelbyville falls to 5-13.
Defensively, King also had two blocks and sophomore Ally Hall led the Arabians with 20 digs.
Sophomore Aubree Dwiggins had 22 assists and sophomore Averi Lanman added nine kills for Pendleton Heights.
The Arabians host a third straight HHC opponent Thursday at 7:30 p.m. when Greenfield-Central comes to town.
MUNCIE–The Arabians may be young, inexperienced, and a bit inconsistent. But if Monday’s match at 19th ranked conference rival Delta is any indication, they aren’t a team anyone wants to see in their sectional bracket.
King had 14 kills and four blocks, but the Arabians dropped a five-set match to the Eagles by the slimmest of margins, 25-22, 12-25, 27-25, 25-27, 15-17.
Lanman had 10 kills and senior Brinkley Gary added nine kills and 15 digs. Hall led the Arabians with 26 digs and Dwiggins handed out 34 assists.
Senior Michelle Merryman chipped in two aces and 15 digs.
Delta improved to 18-5 on the season.