Lady Cards Add To Win Column against Wendell

The Lady Cardinals kicked off district play last Saturday when they made the long journey to the conference newcomers the Wendell Trojans.  As many already know the district four 3A classification only consists of two teams Declo and Wendell.  With the exit from 3A by Bear Lake the district five teams welcomed in the two district four teams to make a single six team conference.  The one downside is the long trip that the Cardinal teams will have to make to Wendell.  However, when you can grab a win or two that makes the two and a half hour bus ride a little more pleasant.  

On this particular day, the Lady Cardinals would take on the Trojans in a best of five match and then to make the trip a little more worth it they would play a best of three match against another district opponent, Aberdeen.  Since the Aberdeen match was more of an exhibition those scores would not go towards conference standings.  That being said, the Cardinals did make quick work of the Tigers winning the match 2-0 with scores of 25-14
and 25-12.

Prior to that match, however, the Lady Cardinals needed to face off with the Trojans.  That match was a bit more of a challenge for Soda Springs.  Long bus rides can result in teams getting slow starts and dropping early sets.  The red hot Cardinals were determined not to let that happen to them.  As with many volleyball matches, the game's momentum can change multiple times throughout a set.  That seemed to be the case on this day with Soda and Wendell.  Even with scores remaining close throughout the match, the Cardinals played very confidently and won the first set 25-19.  The following set would be another close one but Soda with some good serving down the stretch by Whitworth finished out the second set with another win by the score of 25-22.  Again in the third set the Cardinals looked confident even when they hit some balls into the net and misjudged some close line calls they stayed the course.  In this set it was Vedder with the hot hand from the service line as the Cardinals came away with the clean sweep taking the third set 25-22 and the match 3-0.

“We are off to a strong start and it has been great for the girls' confidence, as well as interest from the community.” stated coach Cedar Johnson.  The team will need that confidence as they face a pair of formidable foes this week in Westside and Declo.  “We will really be put to the test with these stronger teams we are going to be seeing.  I anticipate that we will rise to that level and be able to compete with all the teams we play.  I’m excited to see the outcome!”

Don't miss your chance to see the girls at home on Wednesday as they host Westside before traveling to Declo on Thursday.