Seniority Rules

In their opening match of the Christian Life Volleyball Regional, the Scales Mound Hornets deserved to win. The Hornets only made five unforced errors, while Dakota made nine; and only made three service errors, while Dakota made five. In fact, after trading points back and forth until it was 10-10, the Hornets claimed the lead and looked destined to pull off what many would have seen as the biggest Cinderella story of the post season.

The Indians used their first time out after junior Rylee McCartney drilled back to back ace serves to give the Hornets a 12-10 lead. But it never slowed the...