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The Mid-Prairie Golden Hawk volleyball team hosts the Tipton Tigers Thursday in River Valley Conference action. The Hawks come in at 21-5 on the year, 3-1 in the RVC, and winners of nine straight including five matches-in-a-row to claim the championship at the South Tama Tournament Saturday. On the year, the Golden Hawks have 1,208 digs, third most in Class 3A, 722 kills, fifth in 3A, 693 assists, second in 3A, 153 aces, sixth in 3A, 123 blocks and a .296 kill efficiency, third in 3A. Individual leaders include, Jovi Evans with 354 assists and 178 kills, Callie Huber with a .361 kill efficiency, 10th in 3A. She and Brylee Gearhart each have 27 blocks. Dakota Mitchell has 319 digs, fifth in 3A and 33 aces, 10th in 3A.
Tipton is 7-14 overall, 2-3 in the River Valley. The Tigers dropped two of three matches over the weekend at the North Cedar Tournament, beating Easton Valley and falling to Durant and the home Knights. On the year, Tipton has 763 digs, 414 kills, 395 assists, 105 aces and 70 blocks with a .188 kill efficiency. Individually, Paycee Sorgenfrey has 167 assists,146 kills and 38 aces, Kennedy Crist 151 digs, and Zoe Holstein 24 blocks. This week, Golden Hawk co-head coach Zeb Evans talked with KCII Sports about what the Hawks are doing well during their win streak.
Evans said, ” (The way we’ve played is exciting), there aren’t many teams that can say they are as balanced as we are. We knew from the very beginning that balance was going to be our greatest asset. We have weapons all over the floor. We have people that can dig the ball really well, hitters that can swing, and can swing out of system. Our pressure, from serving to offensive pressure is huge. We don’t feel like we’re ever out of system and that’s very unique for teams. We have stressed that from the beginning. As athletic and as strong as we are defensively, we can always attack!”
Mid-Prairie has won seven straight over the Tigers including two victories in 2023. Action starts tonight at 7p.m. At Tim Grady Gymnasium in Wellman.