Montague and Whitehall each had tough days against very good area
competition Saturday at the Fruitport Invitational. Montague went 0-3-1
on the day and Whitehall dropped all four of its matches.
The
Wildcats fell to Fruitport (25-19, 25-15), Oakridge (25-20, 25-20) and,
in bracket play, North Muskegon (25-22, 26-24). They also earned a tie
against Mona Shores, taking the second game in a 14-25, 25-22 match.
Annelyse
Schneider measured up well in a tough tournament, compiling a .333
hitting percentage and 23 kills for the day. She also had five blocks.
On defense, Ava Dean had 52 digs and Ellie Smith added 31. Layla Denhof
distributed 43 assists.
Whitehall lost a close match to North
Muskegon (25-21, 25-21) and fell to Coopersville (25-19, 25-14) and Gull
Lake (25-20, 25-13). The Vikings dropped a tough pool play match to
Oakridge, 26-24, 15-25, 16-14.
Full statistics from the North
Muskegon match were not made available. Aaliyah Jamison led the team's
offense in the other three matches with a combined 14 kills and posted
impressive hitting percentages of .545 against Gull Lake and .429
against Coopersville. Mayson Milliron posted five aces against Oakridge.
