The Ionia 8th Grade Volleyball teams took on the Warriors from Waverly tonight at the high school gym. Ava Bowen hustled on the court tonight and had several nice assists. Amaya Frias put down five aces and two kills while Gena Rogers had three great kills! Rogers also had an ace and was aggressive in the front row. The Bulldogs defeated Waverly 25-16. Coming out in set two, Frias put down nine kills while Erin Steffen added two and Kenadie McCoy added one. Miah Wittenbach played hard and had a nice ace. Despite their efforts, the Bulldogs fell just shy of the win losing 24-26 in the second set. It all came down to the last 15 points. Ella Bouwhuis was aggressive on defense and Dakota McConnon did her best in the front row. Ava Benedict was chasing after each ball and giving it her best effort! Despite all of their hard work, the Bulldogs couldn't quite regroup and lost the final set 13-15. 

The 8th Grade A-Team is 6-3 so far this season. Please join us Monday for our final match of the season as we travel to Portland to take on our Rival Raiders. Let's Go Bulldogs!