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Faulkton pulls out five-set marathon over Knights

Faulkton’s Carley Cotton, right, reaches to hit the ball as teammates Presleigh Martinmaas (5) and Jaymi Senn, far right, look on as Aberdeen Christian’s Sophia Eichler, far left and Sawyere Schwan, left, defend the net during Thursday night’s match at the Aberdeen Christian School gym. Photo by John Davis taken 10/3/2024
Faulkton forced Aberdeen Christian into one hole after another, and eventually the Knights were unable to climb out of the final one Thursday night at the Christian School Gym. The Trojans came up big when it mattered most on the way to a 25-19, 20-25, 21-25, 25-20, 15-7 Lake Region Conference volleyball win over Christian. "We tell them that in every timeout. Stop digging yourself a hole," said Christian coach Sara Powell. "Then we talk about in practice. We even practice it, getting ourselves out of a hole and not getting ourselves in a hole. It’s so frustrating." In match that had many momentum swings, it was Faulkton that caught the last wave of momentum just in time to collect the victory. "We run on momentum, so we got to get out good," said Faulkton senior Carley Cotton. "When we’re out good, we’re rolling. There's no stopping us when we’re out good." The Trojans definitely got out good in the fifth set, never trailing on the way to closing out the match.

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