Kern Valley’s JV volleyball team played a pair of league matches at home. They would collect wins in both as they swept Boron in two sets and went three sets to earn the victory over Desert.
Taking on the Lady Bobcats, Kern Valley opened with a 25-16 win in the first set. The Lady Broncs followed that up with a 24-14 win in the second set and gained the match victory. It was a team effort as seven of the 12 players recorded individual stats in the match.
Leading the way was Samantha Wyly in service aces. She delivered four of the 11 aces in the match. Kenadie Young and Brynnleigh McCarthy each had three serving aces, while Taylor Kristy had one ace. As a team, the Lady Broncs were credited with 10 kills. Riley Wilkins was the team leader with three kills. Having a pair of kills were Wyly, Kristy, and McCarthy. Young capped the net play with one kill.
On the defensive side of the net, Kern Valley totaled 14 digs, eight assists, and one block. Ashley Plante led the Lady Broncs in digs with six. She was followed by Emmalyn Bechtel with four digs. Wyly was credited with a pair of sigs, while Kiki Smith, Young, and McCarthy each had one dig in the match. Kristy was credited with eight assists and McCarthy recorded the lone block in the match.
Coming back to take the court two days later, the Lady Broncs entertained Desert. This was a tough battle as the set scored remained close throughout the match. Kern Valley grabbed the match advantage 1-0 as they won the first set 25-20. The Lady Scorpions battled back to knot the match at 1-1 by taking the second set 25-21. Sending the match to the decider, Kern Valley would not be denied as they completed the match win with a 15-7 score in the third set.
McCarthy topped the Lady Broncs in kills with seven. Jade Montes and Wyly followed with four kills apiece, while Amber McAhren, Wilkins, and Kristy each had one kill in the match. Young was the service leader for Kern Valley as she delivered five in the match. Montes collected a pair of aces, while McCarthy and Wyly each had one.
Plante was the leader in digs as she recorded 10. Young had seven, while Wyly had five digs. Kristy was credited with three digs, while McCarthy had a pair of digs. Montes and McAhren had one dig apiece. Kristy collected 16 assists in the match for the Lady Broncs.
Kern Valley head coach Jessica Yasin said, “This was a great week of home games for the JV volleyball team. They came into Tuesday ready to dominate and did just that. They were offensive from the start and had fun playing their game. The Lady Broncs defensive part of the game stood out with Emmalyn Bechtel, Samantha Wyly, and Ashley Plante having great passes off the serve. Desert on Thursday was a great defensive team. However, we worked hard on Wednesday to prepare and our preparation paid off. The girls swung hard through the ball and because of that we were able to see more kills. Brynnleigh McCarthy dominated offensively and came out of the game with seven kills and a .500 hitting percentage.”
Kern Valley was back in action on Tuesday as they went to Frazier Mountain. On Thursday the Lady Broncs are back on the road as they travel to Rosamond to face off with the Lady Roadrunners.
JV Lady Broncs volleyball dominates Boron
