North Mahaska hands C-M volleyball third straight loss

COLFAX — Colfax-Mingo’s volleyball team bounced back from an opening-set loss to North Mahaska on Thursday but couldn’t overcome the Warhawks in the next two games during a four-set defeat.

The Tigerhawks dropped their third straight match after losing the South Iowa Cedar League contest 25-16, 16-25, 25-13, 25-21 at home.

Colfax-Mingo, who fell to 7-6 after starting 6-2, got 10 assists, four kills and six digs from Katelyn Steenhoek and Britney Keeney totaled seven kills, three blocks and two digs.

Hope Allen added seven assists and eight digs, Grace Allen delivered two assists and tallied 17 digs, Grace Hunsberger produced four kills, two blocks and three digs and Macie Porter contributed nine digs.

Isabelle Utz put down four kills and had three digs, Dakota Allen finished with three kills and Meadow Lane registered five digs.

The Tigerhawks (7-6, 1-4 in the SICL) were 66-of-76 in serves with four aces. Hope Allen served 12-of-12, Hunsberger was 6-of-6, Grace Allen finished 10-of-11 and Keeney was 8-of-9.

It was North Mahaska’s fourth straight win in the series and fourth straight win overall, and the Warhawks (8-2, 3-0) are 7-5 against Colfax-Mingo since 2015.

The two teams played a four-set match for the first time since 2018, and North Mahaska defeated Colfax-Mingo in four sets for the first time since 2015.