Saratoga finishes season

The Saratoga Lady Panthers made their way to the 1A State Volleyball Championship in Casper over the weekend of November 4-5.

Facing off against two teams, Saratoga was able to show their skills. They first battled the Southeast Lady Cyclones before facing off against the Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) Lady Rattlers, the Saratoga Lady Panthers played a total of 6 sets.

Lady Cyclones

Getting swept up by the Southeast, Saratoga scored 14 points in the 1st set ending 25-14 to the Lady Cyclones. The Lady Panthers slashed into the 2nd set with only a four point difference. The Lady Cyclones maintained their lead, winning the second set 25-21. The Lady Panthers scored a team total of 18 kills led by Makenna King with 11. A team total of 6 aces were served by the Lady Panthers, led by Olivia Everett with 3 aces.

Though the Saratoga lost the 3rd set 25-12, the ladies dug in their teeth. The Lady Panthers had 48 team digs led by Whitney Bennett with 14 digs followed by Hanna Lathrop with 10 digs and King with 7 digs. After suffering a loss to the Lady Cyclones the Lady Panthers were set to play the Little Snake River Valley Lady Rattlers.

Lady Rattlers

The Saratoga Lady Panthers and Little Snake River Lady Rattlers battled it out for what would be the last game of the season for one of teams. With only a four point difference in the first set, the Lady Rattlers would take the lead winning 25-21. Then the Lady Rattlers struck fast winning the second set 25-10.

Saratoga's Lady Panthers still dug in their teeth with 65 team digs. Leading in digs was Bennett with 19 digs followed by Josie Little with 15 digs and King with 14 digs.

With a team total of 54 received serves, Bennett led the team with 38 receives. The Lady Panthers had a total of 17 team kills over the match lead by King with 10 kills. The Lady Rattlers would take the 3rd set 25-13 winning the match.

As the Lady Panther Volleyball season comes to an end we can truly see the work these young ladies put into the season. Seeming to grow and gain confidence on the court as well as harnessing their skills over the season.

The Lady Panthers scored a team total of 698 kills over the season, averaging 7.6 kills per set. The team served a total of 237 aces out of 1878 total serves. Really digging their teeth into the competition the Lady Panthers scored a total of 1675 digs, making 55.8 digs per match.

The Lady Panthers showed their hard work making it all the way to the state championships after the regional tournaments. Working with a young team we can hope to see even more amazing work in years to come from Lady Panther Saratoga Volleyball.