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Davenport volleyball wins three straight before falling to LRS
Davenport sophomore Selah Hupp gets a dig against St. George's Thursday, Oct. 13.
DAVENPORT-There hasn't been a ton of winning by the high school volleyball team here in recent years, but an influx of young talent is beginning to change that. A squad made of mostly underclassmen won its third straight match against St. George's last Thursday before falling to second-place Lind-Ritzville/Sprague in four sets Tuesday.
Against the Dragons, Davenport convincingly took the first two sets 25-13 and 25-11. St. George's put up a much stronger fight in the third set, forcing ties of 23-23, 24-24, 25-25, 26-26 and down the line until Davenport pulled away 29-27 for the sweep.
That win was Davenport's third straight and fifth in six matches.
Naomi Rainwater led Davenport with 11 kills and nine digs, while Emalie Jacoby had 21 assists. Faith Suttenfield, elevated from the junior varsity team after a season-ending injury to Koda Coffman, had a team-high eight blocks.
The Gorillas were able to put up a fight against the strong Broncos Tuesday but fell in four sets.
This year's team is bringing a winning culture thanks in large part to contributions from six players that were on an undefeated middle school team last year: Freshmen Rainwater, Chloe Hammond, Faith Bell and Emma Cash and two eighth-graders, Jacoby and Tatum Hupp.
"Young players (are) learning how to work together, work as a team and work as a family," head coach Heather Jacoby said. "They're starting to click and things are working."
Davenport is currently 5-4 in league play and is in a three-way tie for fifth place with Reardan and Northwest Christian. The Gorillas have a 2.5-match lead over ninth-place Asotin in the standings, and the top eight teams advance to districts.
The regular season concludes with two home matches against Chewelah Thursday, Oct. 20 and Liberty Tuesday, Oct. 25. Both matches begin at 6:30 p.m.
Drew Lawson is the editor of the Davenport Times. He is a graduate of Eastern Washington University.
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