CRESTVIEW — Coming off a tough five-set loss to Fort Walton Beacon on Tuesday the Crestview High School volleyball team needed a boost in the way of a win.
The Bulldogs got that boost with a straight set win over West Florida Tech. The scores were 25-21, 25-8, 25-16.
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Senior Nichole LeFevre admitted it was important for the Bulldogs to beat the Jaguars.
“It was definitely a good builder upper again just playing our game, just running the basics and getting our game back together,” she said. “It (match with Fort Walton Beach) was a very tough loss. Both teams played amazing Tuesday.
“Winning this game was a big boost for us really. It was a confidence builder.”
Crestview (6-6) never trailed in the first two sets.
Kierra Potts helped propel the Bulldogs to an early 6-0 lead in the first set with four of her team-high 12 kills in the opening points of the match.
West Florida took advantage of an unforced Bulldog error for its first point of the night. It was 6-2 in favor of Crestview before back-to-back kills from Potts and Pam George pushed the Bulldog lead to 8-2.
Crestview’s biggest lead in the set was 19-11 before the Jaguars mounted a comeback, A 10-6 West Florida run made things interesting, but it wasn’t enough to challenge the Bulldogs in the set.
Crestview dominated the second set jumping in front 7-3 and never looking back.
Cailey Ness had five kills and a block to power the Bulldog attack. Molly Kitchen added a pair of kills and Meghan Dietz came up with a couple of aces in the set.
The Jaguars came out fighting in the third set and led 15-11 when a kill by Potts swung the momentum back in Crestview’s favor and the Bulldogs went on a 14-1 run to close out the match.
Bulldog Coach Kathy Combest said the season remains a work in progress.
“We had to come home and tweak some things and just get everything back to the way it’s supposed to be,” she said. “This helps us learn more every game what we can do as a team.”
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