Maddie Georges flicks a pass skyward. (Jackie Saia photo)
It was a brawl on the hardwood.
In the first of two regular-season clashes between next-door neighbors, the South Whidbey High School varsity volleyball squad eked out a tough four-set win Monday, rallying to top visiting Coupeville.
The non-conference loss drops the Wolves to 1-1, though they’ll have an immediate chance to bounce back thanks to a Tuesday trip to Bothell to face Cedar Park Christian.
Coupeville came out strongly in Langley, winning the opening set 25-15.
After that, however, South Whidbey found a winning strategy, capturing the next three sets 26-24, 25-22, 25-17.
Which means, even in a loss, the Wolves were only outscored by three points, with the Falcons holding a 91-88 advantage at the end.
CHS coach Cory Whitmore is already looking ahead to the rematch in Coupeville, which arrives Oct. 1.
“I’m excited that we get another chance to face them again, and I know the girls are too,” he said.
Monday’s match started out as one thing, then took a detour, with the Wolves not quite able to get the car fully back on the road.
“We played lights out in the first set and let them crawl back into the game in the second,” Whitmore said. “With some untimely errors and them taking care of the ball, they overtook in the second.
“We fought hard and kept it competitive in the third set, but our four service errors and a few attacking errors gave them chances to keep their three-point lead on us.
“In the fourth we had a lot of fight but lost gas, as again, some serves and attacks that had worked all night, weren’t there.”
Stats:
Alita Blouin — 18 digs, 1 assist
Mia Farris — 12 kills, 1 ace, 2 block assists
Maddie Georges — 1 kill, 5 digs, 2 assists, 4 aces
Taygin Jump — 1 kill, 2 digs, 1 assist
Ryanne Knoblich — 2 kills, 9 digs, 4 aces
Katie Marti — 1 dig, 3 aces
Madison McMillan — 1 kill, 2 digs
Grey Peabody — 6 kills, 1 block assist
Jill Prince — 4 kills, 1 solo block, 2 block assists
Lyla Stuurmans — 3 kills, 6 digs, 1 ace, 1 solo block, 1 block assist
Big-hitting Mia Farris may try to hide, but she can’t escape her ever-growing fan club. (Delanie Lewis photo)
Coupeville Sports 
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