Indians sweep New Knoxville

NEW KNOXVILLE, Ohio — All of the Indians found ways to contribute.

Five players had more than five kills. Five players had two or more aces. Five players had at least one block.

It was a team effort and an overwhelming offensive attack that powered the Division III No. 10 Fort Recovery High School volleyball team to a 25-21, 25-17, 25-15 victory over its Midwest Athletic Conference-foe, the New Knoxville Rangers, on Tuesday.

For the first time this season, Paige Guggenbiller  was the leader in kills for the Indians (16-5, 6-2 MAC). She was successful on eight attacks and added a block as well.

Behind Guggenbiller were Teigan Fortkamp and Kennedy Muhlenkamp with seven kills each while Saige Leuthold and Mara Pearson each had six. Karlie Neikamp had the final kill.

Avery Albers’s six kills was the most for New Knoxville (5-16, 1-7 MAC) who were held to 19 kills.

Joining Guggenbiller’s defensive effort at the net were Fortkamp, Leuthold, Neikamp and Pearson. Leuthold led all Indians with three blocks. Neikamp had two while Fortkamp and Pearson both sent back one attack each.

Kayla Heitkamp had a strong day behind the service line for Fort Recovery. She was 10-for-12 on serves and aced the Rangers four times. She contributed on both sides of the ball, digging out six attacks and assisting her teammates 13 times. Muhlenkamp had only one more assist as the other setter.

Muhlenkamp, Fortkamp, Pearson and Cali Wendel all had two aces, while Megan Evers had one to to create a 13-2 difference between the teams.

The Indians currently sit fourth in the MAC and will travel to play the Division IV No. 2 New Bremen Cardinals who are in a three-way tie for first place with Coldwater and St. Henry at 7-1.