The Sigourney Savages volleyball team used strong defense to defeat Montezuma in straight sets Thursday night. After edging out Montezuma in the first set 25-23, Sigourney held on in the second 25-19 and pulled away in the final set 25-12. The Savages leaned on great defensive effort, piling up a combined 72 digs as a team. Sophomore Josephine Moore was one of three players with double-digit digs at 16, and she also had a solid offensive night with three kills and four aces. Senior libero Reagan Power finished with a team-high 20 digs, while senior Zoe Webb added two kills to her 11 digs.

The Sigourney attack was lead by junior outside hitter Amiya Smallwood with seven kills, three aces and a block. Sophomore middle Reagan Clarahan also finished with seven kills and a block as the Savages snapped a five-match losing streak to Montezuma and improved to 15-5 this season. Sigourney will look for their fourth win in the last five matches when they return to action against Lynnville-Sully Monday evening.