It is the volleyball squad’s turn for bragging rights in southern Marion County tonight as Twin Cedars will host arch-rival Melcher-Dallas. The Sabers are looking to nail down a possible higher seed in the Bluegrass Conference Tournament and possibly get to host a first round site. The Sabers this season have been led up front by sophomore Jillian French and Junior transfer from Pella Sophie Lyle. French has also been solid at serving with 47 aces, which leads the team. French, Kenzyn Roberts, and Jetta Sterner have been looking forward to tonight for a while.

French: “It’s always fun playing Melcher-Dallas.”
Roberts: They were good last year, but they lost a lot of their good players, so we hope to have a chance against them this year.
Sterner: “It’s also senior night so I’m looking to beat our rivals on Senior Night.”

Melcher-Dallas, meanwhile will try to get its season back on track, and what better way to do it than a trip to arch-rival Twin Cedars. The Saints stand at 4-7 on the season and and while they are not the same team that won the Bluegrass Conference title last season, progress is happening to the young Saints. Sophomore Brooklyn Metz had 56 kills on the season. Coach Jesyka Nolte tells KNIA Sports she expects a competitive match with Twin Cedars.

Nolte:
“I think the same thing when we go to Twin Cedars, it’s always fun to beat them. I’d like to take them in 3 but if we win in five that’s what we will do.”

Match is set to begin at 5:30.