Broncos to face Obsidian in third-place match at league postseason volleyball tourney
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UPPER LAKE >> Middletown Middle School’s A volleyball team beat Lucerne in a first-round match before falling to No. 2 seed Upper Lake Middle School in the semifinals of the league’s postseason tournament Friday at Upper Lake Middle School.
Upper Lake, the No. 2 seed, beat No. 3 Middletown 25-19, 25-15 and will play top-seeded Mountain Vista for the tournament championship Saturday in Upper Lake. Middletown draws Obsidian in the third-place match at 10 a.m.
“We had multiple communication errors, and we struggled to put the ball away,” Middletown head coach Niki Emberson said of the loss to Upper Lake. “Upper Lake is a talented passing team, and they did a great job keeping the ball in play.”
Mia Martin’s 12 digs, and two aces were among the highlights for Middletown. Remmi Harbison added 10 digs and two aces, Lily Day had three kills, and Stella Brand contributed two aces.
In Middletown’s 25-10, 25-22 win over Lucerne, Day led the Broncos with 11 aces and four kills while Brand added six assists, five aces and two kills. Martin, Camila Galvan and Aleena Fiora each had three aces.
“Even though we won, the girls never truly found their rhythm and played pretty flat,” Emberson said.
