HPC Storm defeat Hampton in area showdown last week

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Storm, Hawks compete at Meridian triangular Oct. 5

  • HPC’s Kenzie Wruble sends an attack past Hampton’s Zaya Stuart (7) and Neveah Lukassen.
    HPC’s Kenzie Wruble sends an attack past Hampton’s Zaya Stuart (7) and Neveah Lukassen.

    A quick start was all High Plains needed last week. 
    Coming off a few days off, the Storm looked fresh in a two-set win over Hampton at the Meridian triangular, 25-20 and 25-20. Both the Hawks and Storm lost to the hosts, Meridian. 
    Hampton scored the opening three points of the first set and led 6-2 after a Lillian Dose ace serve. 
    HPC answered with its own 4-0 run, including an Alexis Kalkwarf kill and Gordona Howell ace to tie the set at 6-all. 
    Kylie Mersch helped Hampton hang onto the lead for a bit longer, but HPC grabbed its first lead at 10-9 before a Courtney Carlstrom block and Emily Ackerson ace gave HPC a 13-9 lead and forced a Hampton timeout. 
    From there, Neveah Lukassen recorded a kill as well as two ace serves before a Dose attack as part of a 5-0 run that tied the set at 14-all. 

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