Troy High School girls upend Mission

The Troy High School volleyball team tightened up the race in District 7-B on Saturday with a 20-25, 26-24, 25-17, 25-15 win on the road over Mission.

The Lady Trojans came up big at the net with a 50-33 advantage on kills. Jordan Williams led the way with 12. Michaela Curry, meanwhile, played stellar defense with four blocks.

Holli Higgins had a team-high 14 digs, Alyssa Olds finished with 31 set assists and Kimmy Klin had three of the team’s nine ace serves.

Earlier in the week, the Lady Trojans dropped a close match to Eureka, 26-28, 26-24, 26-24, 25-17.

Higgins had a big match with three ace serves and 18 digs. Williams had a team-high 12 kills while Olds finished with 37 assists. Jackie Pepiot had three blocks and Klin recorded 18 digs.

Troy (3-5, 4-10 overall) played Bigfork on Tuesday. The girls head to Thompson Falls on Thursday and Noxon on Friday.

Troy 3, Mission 1

Saturday at St. Ignatius HS

Scoring by Games:

Troy         20    26    25    25

Mission    25    24    17    15

Kills–Troy 50 (Williams 12), Mission 33 (Durglo 11). Blocks–Troy 5 (Curry 4), Mission 8 (Durglo 6). Digs–Troy 55 (Higgins 14), Mission 64 (Trudeau 18). Assists–Troy 35 (Olds 31), Mission 31 (Erickson 20). Aces–Troy 9 (Klin 3), Mission 5 (Courville 2).

Eureka 3, Troy 1

Thursday at Lincoln County HS

Scoring by Games:

Troy        28    24    24    17

Eureka    26    26    26    25

Kills –Troy 45 (Williams 12), Eureka 60 (Elster 24). Blocks–Troy 5 (Pepiot 3), Eureka 12 (Shook 4). Digs–Troy 76 (Klin 18, Higgins 18), Eureka 85 (Morgan 17, Shook 17). Assists–Troy 38 (Olds 37), Eureka 51 (White 46). Aces–Troy 10 (Higgins 3), Eureka 8 (White 4).