Two nights after a disappointing loss at Bell County, the Harlan County Lady Bears took out their frustrations and got back in the win column Thursday with an impressive showing at Harlan.
The Lady Bears ran their record to 5-2 and evened their district mark at 1-1 with a 25-10, 25-14, 25-8 win.
Harlan was its own worst enemy in the opening set with numerous unforced errors that helped HC pull away toward the end, closing the victory with a kill by Kylee Hoiska.
The second set was tied at 8-8 when consecutive points by Ashton Evans and Destiny Cornett started a 3-0 run. The Lady Bears were up 14-12 when Cornett, Savannah Hill, Hoiska and Dunn had points in a 6-1 run to put HC back in control.
Harlan County raced to a 12-2 lead in the third set and stayed in control. Dunn and Hoiska took turns drilling home points around the net as the lead grew to 20-5. Evans and Dunn each had kills in a 6-1 run to end the match.
Annie Hoskins led the Lady Dragons with 11 digs, five blocks and three kills. Mallory McNiel had 10 digs and two assists. Kendyll Blanton contributed six digs and three service aces. Tess Bryson and Taylor Hall added four and three digs, respectively.
Hill led the Lady Bears around the net with 16 assists, along with two kills, two service aces and one dig. Dunn was the recipient of several of those assists as she finished with 11 kills, along with five digs, one ace and one assist. Cornett had nine assists, three aces, three kills and one dig. Hoiska contributed five aces, six kills and one dig. Evans added seven kills, four digs, three aces and one assist. Rileigh Duff contributed five digs and one kill. Lesleigh Brown added one ace and one assist.
The Lady Bears will take on Thomas Walker, Va., on Tuesday at HCHS. The 1-7 Lady Dragons return to action Tuesday at Williamsburg.