CARRINGTON (NewsDakota)- Senior night for five Carrington volleyball players brought a big challenge from the visiting Devils Lake Firebirds.

But the maturity of the Carrington Cardinals showed up when it mattered most.

Carrington (32-2, 10-0 Region 2A) rallied from down a set to defeat Devils Lake (25-9, 6-5 Region 2A) in five sets (21-25, 25-19, 19-25, 25-13, 15-3) on Thursday night inside the East Gymnasium.

The Cardinals started all five seniors (Calleigh Hewitt, Journey Peltier, Harper Kollman, Kaylee Kollman, and Berkley Somsen) and Devils Lake started with seven of the first nine points behind the hitting of Kinley Johnson, who had seventeen kills on the night.  While the Cards clawed back to within 22-21, the Firebirds scored the final three points to take the opening set.

Carrington would respond in the second with kills from sophomore Mya Neis and junior Marah Johnson in a set where Carrington took control after trailing 13-10 with a 12-4 run en route to a 25-19 set win.  But in the third, Devils Lake responded with phenomenal defense and hitting from Johnson and Ashlin L’Hereaux to take a two-sets-to-one lead with a 25-19 win.

The everything changed.

Carrington started with six of seven in the fourth set behind Hewitt’s serving, Kollman’s hitting and Maara Kutz’ blocking in a set that was never close as the Cards dominated 25-13.  And the decisive fifth set, the sixth fifth set for Devils lake in Region 2A matches this year, was no different as Carrington scored seven of the first eight points and Neis finished the comeback with a hit through two blockers on match point.  The Cards finished with four players in double-figures in kills (Kollman 16; Neis 15; Johnson 14; Kutz 11 and six blocks).

Carrington conclude the regular season at home on Monday night, hosting May Port-CG with coverage on KDAK The Cardinal & YouTube beginning around 6:45pm.  The winner will earn the 1-seed and a first round bye in the Region 2A Tournament in Devils Lake.

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