MOSCA – The 10th-ranked Sargent High School volleyball team had a tough task on Thursday as it traveled to face perennial power Sangre de Cristo.
The Lady Farmers got a tough contest early in their match against the Lady Thunderbirds but came up with a sweep by scores of 25-21, 25-12 and 25-14.
Sangre took a 4-2 lead to begin the first set, but Sargent came back to go in front at 6-5. The Lady T-Birds had a brief side out before the Lady Farmers went on a 6-1 run to take an 11-6 advantage.
Sangre closed the lead to 11-8, but Sargent scored three consecutive points for a 14-8 advantage. The teams then exchanged side outs until the Lady T-Birds narrowed the gap to 15-11.
After again trading side outs, the Lady Farmers went up 19-13 before Sangre scored four unanswered points to reduce its deficit to 19-17.
The teams again exchanged side outs before Sargent scored three of the final four points for a 25-21 win.
Sangre scored the first point of the second set, but Sargent scored the next four. After a brief Lady T-Birds side out, the Lady Farmers scored seven points in a row to take an 11-2 advantage.
Sargent increased the lead to 15-4 before Sangre rallied to pull within 18-10. But the Lady Farmers finished with a 7-2 rally for a 25-12 win.
The Lady Farmers scored the first six points of the third set. After trading side outs, the Lady T-Birds scored four consecutive points to reduce the margin to 10-9.
Sargent answered with a 7-0 run for a 17-9 advantage. It then scored eight of the final 13 points to take a 25-14 victory.
Reese Anderson and Kandace Pargin led the Lady Farmers as Anderson had 13 assists and eight kills, while Pargin had nine assists and nine kills. Pargin’s twin sister, Kimmy, had five kills. Bella Anderson, Reese Anderson and Kimmy Pargin each had two service aces.
Kylie Smit led the Lady Thunderbirds with eight assists. Belle Beiriger led in kills with four. Hallie Henry, Emma Jimenez and Taylor Freel each had two aces.
Sargent (9-0, 3-0) will host Primero on Saturday at 12:30 p.m.
Sangre de Cristo (6-6, 1-1) played La Veta and Center on Friday. Its next match is Thursday at home against Centennial.
