On Tuesday, October 12, the Garretson Blue Dragon volleyball team took on the McCook County/Montrose Fighting Cougars in the Dragon's Lair.
Garretson got the first point out of the gate, but didn't seem to recognize right away that MCM was going to be threat. The opposition team made that very clear as they pulled out the next three points, and then held onto the lead.
The Lady Dragons put their game face on and worked to keep up, closing the gap each time the Cougars pulled ahead. The set nearly looked lost as the Cougars approached the 20th point while holding Garretson to 15, but the team rallied and pulled back to a tie. The Cougars refused to let go, and pulled back ahead 23-20. Looking at the set point, a time out was called and Coach Northrup let the team know it wasn't their game so far. The Dragons acknowledged the coaching, and held the Cougars to 24 points while they gathered four more, tying again 24-24. However, they couldn't seem to surpass the lead, and the Cougars took the set 26-24.
The second set was in the Dragons' favor as they roared into action and won 25-13. They again took the first point of the set, but this time they didn't let go of the lead. MCM continually found themselves hitting the ball out of bounds, or their toss backs solidly blocked by Logan Bly, Lily Ranschau, Jaelyn Benson, Kaylin Koch, and Anna Jones.
Garretson also took the third (25-15) and fourth (25-18) sets, showing the Cougars why they've been the team to beat this season.
The Dragons then hit the road on Thursday, heading to Tea to take on the Titans. The team showed the Titans their teeth and came away with a 3-set win, 25-18, 25-12, and 26-24.
As the team neared the end of their regular season, they faced off with West Central at their final home game on Tuesday (results not available at press time). On the road, they'll finish the regular season by taking on Colman-Egan tomorrow (Friday) and Sioux Valley on Monday. The region 3A tournament will be held on Tuesday, November 2.
