Harlan completed a season sweep of Middlesboro with a 25-13, 25-13, 25-14 victory Tuesday at Middlesboro to lock up the third seed in next week’s 52nd District Tournament.
Taylor Hall paced the Lady Dragons with 21 digs, four service aces and three assists. Kendyll Blanton added 19 digs, 11 aces and one kill. Annie Hoskins had 18 digs, six aces, 10 kills, two assists and one block. Kaylee Roark added 15 digs, three aces and one kill. Ava Nunez contributed 13 digs, four aces, four assists and one kill. Mallory McNiel added 14 digs, one ace and two assists. Tess Bryson had nine digs, three aces and one assist.
Sadie Howerton led Middlesboro with four assists and one dig. Alysa Goins added three digs, two aces and one kill. Leah Spencer had two digs, two kills and one ace. Maleah Crenshaw added two kills, two digs and one ace.
The 3-18 Lady Dragons play host to Williamsburg on Thursday and close the regular season with an 11 a.m. game Saturday at home against Hazard.
The 5-10 Lady Jackets close the regular season Thursday at home against Pineville.
Harlan will play Harlan County in the district tournament at HCHS on Monday. Top-seeded Bell County will play Middlesboro in the other first-round matchup.
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Harlan fell 26-24, 25-18, 25-21 on Monday at Knox Central.
Ava Nunez led the Lady Dragons with 23 digs. Mallory McNiel added 22, followed by Taylor Hall with 21, Kendyll Blanton with 17, Annie Hoskins with 16, Kaylee Roark with 12 and Tess Bryson with 10. Roark and Hoskins each had five kills. Nunez led in assists with three. Roark had two aces, while Blanton added one.