The Sheridan volleyball team picked up its second consecutive win on Wednesday, beating Irvington Prep 25-7, 25-13, 25-18 at Larry Hobbs Hall.
Meredith Krupp and Nova Cross both served four aces for the Blackhawks, while Jacquellynne Bates served three. Senne IJzer led the offense with eight kills, followed by Payton Warren with five kills. Claudia Headlee, Shelby Eaton and Cross all put down three kills. Cross handed out 21 assists.
“Our goal tonight was to get everybody on the bench into the match, and we accomplished that goal,” said Sheridan coach Melissa Jump.
Bates collected nine digs on defense, while IJzer had eight and Krupp had five. Warren and IJzer both made one solo block.
“Our seniors are leading our team really well this year,” said Jump. “You’ve got Jac Bates in the back for us at libero. Our foreign exchange student, Senne IJzer, has come in and played really well for us. You got Nova Cross running our offense, got a year under her belt, I think a little bit better.”
Sheridan is 3-7 and goes on the road tonight, traveling to Carroll for a 6:30 p.m. Hoosier Heartland Conference match.
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Westfield, ranked No. 7 in Class 4A, swept New Castle 25-11, 25-16, 25-16 on Wednesday.
Chloe Sutake hit 13 kills for the Shamrocks, followed by Emma Dodson with nine. The senior co-captains led the defense, with Mallory Neale collecting 19 digs and Mallory Weber making 15. Neale also served four aces. Izzy Jackson dished out 23 assists.
Westfield is 9-3 and hosts Noblesville tonight.
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Carmel got past Zionsville in a four-set away match on Wednesday.
The set scores were 22-25, 25-18, 25-17, 25-23. The Greyhounds overcame a slow start and used their strong defense to get the victory.
Lauren Evans had 15 kills, with Jessica Pickett and Emily Waddell both hitting 11 kills each. Five different Carmel players served at least one ace: Waddell had five, Lauren Evans four, Emerson Evans three, Peyton Ulrey two and Lauren Dossey one.
Dossey led the defense with 26 digs, followed by Ulrey with 14 and Lauren Evans with 10. Pickett made seven blocks and Emerson Evans handed out 36 assists.
The ‘Hounds are 7-7 and host Tri-West on Thursday.