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Knights extend winning streak to 11 with victory over Waubay-Summit

Aberdeen Christian’s Chloe Bosma, center and Mallory Miller, right, defend the net as Waubay/Summit’s Kailee Berger, left, hits the ball during Tuesday’s match at the Aberdeen Christian School gym. Photo by John Davis taken 9/21/2021
They had every reason for a letdown, but Aberdeen Christian Knights set the tone early and rolled to their 11th straight victory Tuesday night. Less than than 24 hours after an emotional win over Roncalli and playing their eighth match in eight days, the Knights were never in trouble en route to a 25-10, 25-9, 25-12 non-conference sweep over Waubay-Summit at the Aberdeen Christian Gym. "I just challenged the girls to muster their energy," said Christian coach Maggie Jett. "We played 28 sets in a week, so that takes its toll." From bombing aces serves to pounding down kills, Christian kept the Mustangs on their heels the entire match. The Knights served up 16 aces, led by Mary Fites with six and Emily Schwan with four. "I was much happier with our serving tonight than (Monday) night, although (against Roncalli) the girls were just serving tough. We didn’t get them all to go in," Jett said. "They were serving tough tonight and got them out of system." Kaylee Block con

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