Stevens Crushes Spearfish in Straight Sets to Reach 25 Wins

Rapid City Stevens dominated Spearfish in a 72-minute volleyball match Tuesday night.

The Raiders won in three consecutive sets with final scores of 25-12, 25-13, and 25-18 at Spearfish High School. The victory improved Stevens' record to 25 wins and seven losses. Spearfish fell to 10 wins and 21 losses on the season.

Spearfish struggled to generate offense during the first two sets, scoring only 12 and 13 points respectively. The team recovered in the third set, recording eight kills and finishing with 18 points. Senior outside hitter Julia Billington led the Spartans with 10 kills and 10 total points. She also handled 18 serve receptions, the highest total on the team.

Setter Layla Meredith recorded six kills on 15 attacks and a .267 hitting percentage. Piper Jacobs provided 11 assists, while Megan Markovetz added nine assists and eight digs. Addie Keller led the team with two aces and served 10 times without committing an error.

As a team, Spearfish finished with 23 kills, 23 assists, three aces, and 33 digs. The squad hit at a .118 percentage for the game. Stevens controlled the net, limiting Spearfish to a single team block during the match.

Caitlin Lyon handled nine serve receptions without an error. Taylor Burry added two kills and six digs to the Spartan effort.