Jacki Ginnings fights for a ball in an earlier season game. (John Fisken photo)
At least they saved some gas money.
Making a joint trip, the Coupeville High School volleyball and girls’ soccer squads both got a chance to visit bucolic Arlington Tuesday. The trip would have been nicer with a victory or two, but it wasn’t to be.
The Wolf booters gave up two early goals en route to losing a close 2-0 game, while the CHS spikers fell in straight sets, losing 25-11, 25-17, 25-15. The losses dropped both teams to 1-6 on the season as they sit halfway through identical four-game road trips.
With upcoming contests at King’s (Thursday, Oct. 3) and Cedarcrest (Tuesday, Oct. 8), neither Wolf squad will play on The Rock again until Oct. 10.
On the pitch Tuesday, the host Cougars got goals from Sophia Morgan and Cassidy Fry in the first half, then held on as freshman goaltender Prestyn LaLone shut down the Wolf sharpshooters.
Meanwhile, at the gym, CHS ran into a Lakewood team that was hitting on all cylinders.
“Lakewood looked great tonight; they were a tough competitor,” said Coupeville coach Kirsty Croghan. “As a team we still need to work to improve on defense and our game at the net.”
Breeanna Messner paced the Wolves, going a perfect 8 of 8 at the service stripe while also clocking in at 20 of 20 on service returns. She was equally adept at the net, smacking a pair of kills, while fellow senior Amanda Fabrizi was 25 of 26 on returns and nailed two aces on her serves.
Also filling up the stat sheet were Hailey Hammer (three kills, 8 of 8 on serves), Allie Hanigan (four kills, two blocks) and Sydney Autio (nine assists).
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