Aberdeen Christian’s Mallory Miller, left and Grace Kaiser, right, defend the net as Ipswich’s Vanesa Diaz, center, reaches to hit the ball during Tuesday night’s match at the Aberdeen Christian School gym. Photo by John Davis taken 8/24/2021 
Aberdeen Christian’s Chloe Bosma, center and Mallory Miller, right, defend the net as Ipswich’s Gracie Lange, left, reaches to hit the ball during Tuesday night’s match at the Aberdeen Christian School gym. Photo by John Davis taken 8/24/2021 
Aberdeen Christian’s Hanna Miller, center, celebrates a game winning point during Tuesday night’s match against Ipswich at the Aberdeen Christian School gym. Looking on are Ipswich’s Quincy Olivier (14) and the Knights’ Grace Kaiser (12), Joy Rohrbach (1) and Mary Fites, back far right. Photo by John Davis taken 8/24/2021 
Aberdeen Christian’s Joy Rohrbach watches the ball as she serves during Tuesday night’s match against Ipswich at the Aberdeen Christian School gym. Photo by John Davis taken 8/24/2021 
Aberdeen Christian volleyball coach Maggie Jett, center, talks to her team between games during Tuesday night’s match against Ipswich at the Aberdeen Christian School gym. Photo by John Davis taken 8/24/2021 
Aberdeen Christian’s Hanna Miller, right, hits the ball past the defense of Ipswich’s Tasia Rivera (18) and Quincy Olivier, far left, during Tuesday night’s match at the Aberdeen Christian School gym. Photo by John Davis taken 8/24/2021 
Aberdeen Christian’s Mallory Miller, right, hits the ball past the defense of Ipswich’s Gracie Lange (9) and Quincy Olivier (14) during Tuesday night’s match at the Aberdeen Christian School gym. Looking on at left for the Knights is Kaylee Block. Photo by John Davis taken 8/24/2021 
Aberdeen Christian’s Mary Fites, center and Joy Rohrbach, right, bump into each other as they dig out a serve during Tuesday night’s match against Ipswich at the Aberdeen Christian School gym. Photo by John Davis taken 8/24/2021 
Aberdeen Christian’s Ruth Hulscher, right, digs out a serve as teammate Hanna Miller looks on at left during Tuesday night’s match against Ipswich at the Aberdeen Christian School gym. Photo by John Davis taken 8/24/2021 
Ipswich’s Kaitlyn Bierman, left, hits the ball at the net defended by Aberdeen Christian’s Grace Kaiser (12) during Tuesday night’s match at the Aberdeen Christian School gym. Looking on for the Tigers are Baylee Kulesa (1) and Madison Geditz (12). Photo by John Davis taken 8/24/2021 
Ipswich’s Gracie Lange, right, hits the ball over the net as Aberdeen Christian’s Grace Kaiser (12) looks on during Tuesday night’s match at the Aberdeen Christian School gym. Photo by John Davis taken 8/24/2021 
Ipswich’s Vanesa Diaz, center, tries to hit the ball past Aberdeen Christian’s Mallory Miller, far left, during Tuesday night’s match at the Aberdeen Christian School gym. Looking on for the Tigers are: Baylee Kulesa (1), Kaitlyn Bierman (4) and Quincy Olivier, lower far right. In the foreground at left for the Knights is Kaylee Block. Photo by John Davis taken 8/24/2021 
Aberdeen Christian’s Mary Fites, center, hits the ball as Ipswich’s Baylee Kulesa, left and Tasia Rivera, far right, defend the net during Tuesday night’s match at the Aberdeen Christian School gym. Looking on for the Knights are Joy Rohrbach, far left and Hanna Miller (behind Fites). Photo by John Davis taken 8/24/2021 
Aberdeen Christian’s Kaylee Block, center and Mary Fites, right, defend the net as Ipswich’s Baylee Kulesa, left, reaches to hit the ball during Tuesday night’s match at the Aberdeen Christian School gym. Photo by John Davis taken 8/24/2021 
Ipswich volleyball coach Trent Osborne, center, talks to his team during a time out in Tuesday night’s match at the Aberdeen Christian School gym. Photo by John Davis taken 8/24/2021 
Aberdeen Christian’s Ruth Hulscher, left, hits the ball as she serves during Tuesday night’s match against Ipswich at the Aberdeen Christian School gym. Photo by John Davis taken 8/24/2021 
Aberdeen Christian’s Grace Kaiser, center, tries to block the ball as Ipswich’s Quincy Olivier, left, reaches to hit the ball during Tuesday night’s match at the Aberdeen Christian School gym. In the background for the Knights is Ruth Hulscher. Photo by John Davis taken 8/24/2021 
Aberdeen Christian’s Hanna Miller, left, defends the net as Ipswich’s Tasia Rivera, center, hits the ball during Tuesday night’s match at the Aberdeen Christian School gym. Photo by John Davis taken 8/24/2021 
Aberdeen Christian’s Hanna Miller, left and Mary Fites, center, defend the net as Ipswich’s Baylee Kulesa, right, hits the ball during Tuesday night’s match at the Aberdeen Christian School gym. Photo by John Davis taken 8/24/2021 
Aberdeen Christian’s Grace Kaiser, right, tries to hit the ball past Ipswich’s Tasia Rivera, left, during Tuesday night’s match at the Aberdeen Christian School gym. Looking on for the Knights is Mary Fites (4). Photo by John Davis taken 8/24/2021 
Aberdeen Christian’s Kaylee Block, right, defends the net as Ipswich’s Gracie Lange, left, hits the ball during Tuesday night’s match at the Aberdeen Christian School gym. Photo by John Davis taken 8/24/2021
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