HURON – Playing a bit short-handed, Aberdeen Christian found a way to the finish line Friday night.

The Knights recorded a 25-11, 17-25, 25-14, 17-25, 15-8 non-conference volleyball victory over James Valley Christian.

“I was super proud of the girls for grinding this one out,” said Knights coach Maggie Jett. “We had people playing new positions due to two of our starters out with injury and illness. It was challenging adjusting to a different lineup, but the girls figured it out and never quit, and pulled out the win as a team.”

Mary Fites had a big evening for the Knights. The senior led the squad with 23 kills and also had 15 digs.

Chloe Bosma and Kaylee Block each contributed eight kills in the victory. Block also had 36 set assists.

The Knights were pushed to the limit, but controlled the fifth and final set, jumping out to an 11-4 lead on the way to securing the victory.

“It was kind of fun to see the girls rise to the challenge of different roles,” Jett said. “We definitely missed our players that were out, but I couldn’t be prouder of the team getting the job done.”

Christian, 15-3 on the season, hosts Britton-Hecla on Tuesday.

Serving: Aberdeen Christian (Grace Kaiser 33-33 2 aces, Joy Rohbach 21-22 2 aces).

Hitting: Aberdeen Christian 160-180 50 kills (Mary Fites 61-67 23 kills, Chloe Bosma 24-29 8 kills, Kaylee Block 15-17 8 kills).

Setting: Aberdeen Christian 167-170 (Kaylee Block 146-149 36 assists).

Digs: Aberdeen Christian 73 (Rohrbach 27, Fites 15).

Blocks: Aberdeen Christian 1 solo 2 assists (Kaiser 1 solo 1 assist).