The Lyons-Decatur Northeast Cougars are playing decent volleyball right now as they knocked off Clarkson/Leigh in five sets on the road Tuesday before finishing 1-4 at the Wakefield Tournament last week.
Against the Patriots, the Cougars dropped set one 25-21 and set two 26-24 before rebounding to win sets three, four, and five 28-26, 25-16, and 21-19.
Brianne Haskell had 17 kills and 12 digs while Kelly Wakeley totaled 11 kills and 13 digs. Lexie Bacon dished out 20 set assists. Madie Ronnfeldt posted 13 kills while Mickayla Petersen notched 20 set assists. Abby Peterson recorded 15 digs.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast battled Stanton and Pierce in the Wakefield Tournament on Thursday, losing 2-1 to the Mustangs and 2-0 to the Bluejays.
The Cougars lost set one to Pierce, 25-20, and dropped set two 25-12.
Peterson had 8 set assists to lead Lyons-Decatur Northeast.
The Cougars came oh so close to defeating Stanton as they won set one 25-19 before dropping set two 28-26, and set three 25-17.
Wakeley had a match-high 16 kills and posted 10 digs for Lyons-Decatur Northeast. Haskell added 10 kills and 16 digs while Peterson recorded 16 set assists and 11 digs. Bacon totaled 14 set assists and 13 digs. Peterson notched 9 digs.
The Cougars battled Hartington Cedar Catholic twice on Saturday, losing 2-0 both times.
In the first match, the Trojans won the first set 25-18 and the second set 25-12.
Libby Henneman had 7 digs while Bacon dished out 7 assists.
In the second match up with Hartington Cedar Catholic, the Trojans took set one 25-15, and set two 25-18.
Tessie Collins led the team with 7 kills while Haskell, Wakeley, and Peterson posted 11, 10, and 9 digs, respectively. Peterson added 8 digs and 7 set assists while Bacon chipped in 8 set assists.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast also took on Laurel-Concord-Coleridge on Saturday, winning 2-0.
The Cougars won the first set 25-21, and the second set 25-18.
Wakeley posted 10 kills and 9 digs while Haskell had 7 kills and 17 digs. Ronnfeldt chipped in 10 digs while Bacon totaled 19 set assists.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast played up and down volleyball last week. The Cougars played very well at times, but struggled at others. Lyons-Decatur Northeast has to become more consistent if they want to win more.
The Cougars (2-5) take on Oakland-Craig (6-1) and Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family (1-4) at the Lyons-Decatur Northeast Triangular on Tuesday.
The Knights defeated Scribner-Snyder and Bancroft-Rosalie 2-0 at the Scribner-Snyder Triangular on Thursday while Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family lost 3-0 to Guardian Angels Central Catholic and North Bend Central on Tuesday and Thursday, respectively, before losing 2-1 to Meridian and 2-0 to Exeter-Milligan at the Friend Invitational on Saturday. Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family knocked off Kenesaw 2-0, also at the Friend Invitational.
Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family is a better team than their record indicates. Don't let their record deceive you. They have played some quality teams.
This is a step up in competition for Lyons-Decatur Northeast. Both teams will be tough to beat.
The Cougars have played well against certain teams in higher classes than them, but have struggled against others.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast played West Point-Beemer, Clarkson-Leigh, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge and Stanton tough, but didn't play as well against Pierce and Hartington Cedar Catholic.
The Cougars have to be on top of their game to knock off both Oakland-Craig and Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family on Tuesday.
It's going to take tremendous effort on the part of Lyons-Decatur Northeast, but anything can happen. The Cougars have to believe they can get the job done, and play their tails off during both matches.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast has to execute their game plan, and can't afford to commit silly, unforced errors.
The Cougars have the Tekamah-Herman tournament on Saturday so it's important for Lyons-Decatur Northeast to play well on Tuesday to build for that tournament.
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