MARENGO – The volleyball teams from Montezuma and Iowa Valley must be joined at the hip.
They couldn’t be much more evenly matched.
They played another five-set match, this time Thursday evening, Oct. 17, in the championship of the silver bracket at the SICL conference tournament.
Iowa Valley won again, on scores of 25-17, 17-25, 25-23, 17-25, and finally, 15-9 in the tie-breaker.
The silver bracket is a consolation bracket of the SICL tournament. Both team had lost in the first round on Oct. 14, then won a semifinals match earlier on Thursday.
Defense was pretty important this time around, and Lauryn Larmore led the Bravettes with 19 digs.
Syd Burgess had 12 kills for Montezuma, to go with 4 blocks, 6 digs, and 17-17 on serves with two aces.
Ava Pargeon and Chloe Snook each had 13 assists, with Kylee Larmore second in kills with 8.
The match ended Montezuma’s regular season with a 12-14 record.
Iowa valley stands at 14-17.
POST-SEASON play is at hand, and Montezuma will host Lynnville-Sully on Monday, Oct. 21.
SICL volleyball
Silver bracket championship
iowa Valley 3, Montezuma 2
(25-17, 17-25, 25-23, 17-25, 15-9)
Bravette assists – Ava Pargeon 13, Chloe Snook 13.
Kills – Sydnee Burgess 12, Kylee Larmore 8, Lily Ferry 3, Taylor Wilcox 3, Lindsey Henry 3.
Blocks – Burgess 4, Wilcox 2, Snook 2, Henry 2, K. Larmore 1, Ryanne Williams 1.
Digs – Lauryn Larmore 19, Snook 10, Ferry 9, Addyson Probasco 9, Pargeon 6, Burgess 6, K. Larmore 3, Henry 2.
Serves – Burgess 17-17 with (2) aces; Pargeon 12-14 (1); K. Larmore 11-13, Ferry 11-13; Snook 8-9 (1); Annaleece Kercheval 1-1.