CARRINGTON (NewsDakota)- In a matchup of unbeaten region teams, the May Port-CG Patriots jumped all over Carrington on Monday night, scoring nine of the first eleven points.
Then, the Cardinal Red tsunami arrived. And it simply never stopped.
Carrington roared back in the opening set en route to clinching the 1-seed in the Region 2A Tournament with a sweep (25-17, 25-13, 25-10) over the Patriots inside the East Gymnasium to set the regular season program record for wins.
It simply could not have started better for May Port-CG (23-9, 10-2 Region 2A) as UND signee Payton Strand accounted for four kills and two blocks during the opening 9-2 run. From there, the Cards (33-2, 12-0 Region 2A) would score seventeen of the next nineteen points on service runs by senior Journey Peltier and sophomore Mya Neis. The only two points for the Patriots during the run came on service errors. The set ended on a kill by senior Harper Kollman.
The second set was a continuation of the first, with the Cards taking an early 8-4 lead through balanced hitting and great defense against Strand, who finished with ten kills. Senior Calleigh Hewitt served six of the final seven points of the set, which ended on a hitting error.
In the third, Carrington left no doubt, scoring the first eight points of the set. Neis then ripped through two aces on serve and the Cardinals continued their blocking spree, recording a season-high nine stuffs in the match. Hewitt finished the match with her sixth kill, setting off an emotional celebration for the seniors in their final home game.
Carrington will face the winner of the (5) Grafton vs (4) Thompson match on Tuesday, November 10, with coverage on KDAK The Cardinal beginning at 5pm.
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