LSRV continues striking

The Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) Lady Rattlers hit the road again last week as they travelled to Pavillion for the Wind River Invite. While there, the Lady Rattlers had an undefeated weekend as they dealt losses to both 2A and 1A schools.

“We knew that, going in, we played mostly 2A schools and the competition is normally pretty good. We just took what we needed to work on from the weekend before and we just built on that,” said Head Coach Jenny Evans. “Each game, we went in and we focused on a different skill that we needed to excel on. It was just good volleyball.”

LSRV ultimately went 5-0 on Friday and Saturday as they dealt losses to the Big Piney Lady Punchers, the Shoshoni Lady Wranglers, the Greybull Lady Buffaloes, the St. Stephens Lady Eagles and the Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Lady Miners.

Lady Rattlers vs. Lady Punchers

In the first match of the tournament, LSRV dispatched the Lady Punchers in two sets with scores of 25-21 and 25-16, respectively. Kinlie Montgomery led the team in offense, attacking the net 16 times and dealing 8 kills to Big Piney. Skylynn Ready followed with 5 kills. Katelynn Englehart, Cashley Criswell, Destre Kaisler and Catrina Habel each dealt 1 kill to the Lady Punchers.

In serving, Kylie Evans served 2 aces against Big Piney while Ready and Regina Herrera eached served one ace. Evans worked to keep the ball out of the Lady Rattler’s side of the court with 14 digs, followed by Ready with 9 digs. Englehart, Kaisler and Herrera each had 3 digs against the Lady Punchers.

Lady Rattlers vs. Lady Wranglers

Following their win against Big Piney, the Lady Rattlers went on to face Shoshoni. LSRV didn’t back down from the 2A Lady Wranglers and went 2-0 against the higher conference team. In the 1st set, the Lady Rattlers won 25-22 and, in the 2nd set, they dealt a 25-10 loss to Shoshoni.

Montgomery again led LSRV in offense as she dealt 8 kills to the Lady Wranglers. Criswell followed with 5 kills and Ready had 4 kills. In serving, Evans, Ready and Criswell each dealt 2 aces to Shoshoni while Montogomery dealt 1 ace.

Evans defended the Lady Rattlers court with 10 digs and was followed by Kaisler with 5 digs, Ready with 4 digs and Englehart and Montgomery, who each had 2 digs.

Lady Rattlers vs. Lady Buffaloes

Having sunk their fangs into two 2A teams already, the Lady Rattlers weren’t about to let Greybull shake them. LSRV went 2-0, again, as they brought down the Lady Buffaloes. The 1st set saw the Lady Rattlers win 25-7 and the 2nd set went to LSRV, also, with a score of 25-15.

Montgomery had 11 kills out of 25 attacks against Greybull and was followed by Ready and Criswell, who each had 5 kills. Englehart and Evans, meanwhile, served 2 aces against the Lady Buffaloes. Evans continued to defend the LSRV court with 11 digs, followed by Kaisler with 6 digs and Ready with 4 digs.

Lady Rattlers vs. Lady Eagles

Continuing their takedowns of 2A teams, LSRV secured a win against the St. Stephens Lady Eagles with the 1st set ending 25-6 and the 2nd set ending 25-4.

Criswell and Montgomery both led the offense in this match with 7 kills each while Ready followed with 5 kills. In serving, Ready served 3 aces against the Lady Eagles while Kaisler and Englehart each served 1 ace. Defensively, Evans had 18 digs against St. Stephens and was followed by Kaisler with 9 digs and Englehart and Herrera, who each had 6 digs.

Lady Rattlers vs. Lady Miners

The final match of the weekend saw LSRV face off against another 1A team with the Lady Miners. The Lady Rattlers weren’t about to be stopped and dealt another 2-0 loss to the fellow Carbon County team with the 1st set going 25-12 and the 2nd set going 25-9.

Montgomery had 5 kills against HEM and was followed by Kaisler and Ready, who each had 4 kills. Montgomery and Englehart served 2 aces against the Lady Miners and were followed by Evans, Catrina Habel and Criswell who each served 1 ace.

Evans continued to lead in defense with 11 digs against HEM and was followed by Ready with 5 digs.

Following their tournament wins, the Lady Rattlers are 10-1 for the season. They begin conference play this week as they are hosted by two Platte Valley teams. LSRV will be hosted by the Saratoga Lady Panthers at 5 p.m. on September 9 and by the Encampment Lady Tigers at noon on September 11.