WHITEHALL — Reeths-Puffer took first place Saturday at the Whitehall Invitational, defeating all four of its opponents, including a few close matches.
The Rockets opened the day with a 25-19, 25-21 win over Whitehall, then edged Shelby 28-26, 25-20, beat Newaygo 25-19, 23-25, 15-7, and topped Kent City 25-11, 25-20.
It was a big day for the Rocket offense, as Kate Tindall passed out 93 assists. Lexie Danz was the biggest beneficiary, lashing 36 kills. Peyton Radel added 26 kills.
On defense, Leah Zuniga collected 35 digs. Makayla Jewett had three blocks. At the service line, Elsie Howard posted nine aces and Zuniga added eight.
Whitehall went 0-4 at the meet, though each loss was close. Following the loss to the Rockets, the Vikings fell to Newaygo (29-27, 25-18), Kent City (25-18, 18-25, 10-15) and Shelby (21-25,
25-20, 15-13).
Full Whitehall statistics were not reported, but Aaliyah Jamison led the team with 16 digs against Newaygo and had 15 against the Rockets. Clare Westerlund and Kailyn Skuse each had eight kills over the two matches. Peyton Schultz had three aces in the two matches, and Skuse had four blocks in that time. Schultz added 17 assists in those two matches.
