Park City splits matches

The home crowd in Park City was treated to an exciting back-and-forth match-up between the Park City Panthers and the Harlowton Engineers on Oct. 13.
The Panthers started out strong in the first set but struggled after that, losing to the Engineers 22-25, 25-23, 25-20, 13-25, 15-12.
The statistics don’t tell the story. Park City posted more kills, 47-41, led by seniors Tehya Ray with 13 and Shelby Kluth with 12.
The Panthers also led in blocks, 8-7, led by senior Shelby Branstetter with four and Ray with three, and they led in aces, 7-4, led by Ray, Kluth and senior Breanna Anderson each with two.
The Panthers played the Reed Point-Rapelje Renegades at home on Saturday, Oct. 15, taking that match after five sets – 16-25, 26-24, 25-20, 19-25, 15-13.
Ray led with 18 kills and 25 digs while Anderson added eight aces and 16 assists.
Next up is a game in Absarokee against the Huskies on Thursday, Oct. 20. This is the last game of the season. The District 4C tournament will take place in Absarokee on Oct. 27-29.

Harlowton def. Park City 22-25, 25-23, 25-20, 13-25, 15-12
Harlowton: Kills: 41 (Mariah Dietrich 20) Assists: 40 (Amanda Martin 39) Aces: 4 (Madison Wasson 2). Digs: 81 (Dietrich 31) Blocks: 7 (Kaitlin Lane 4, Wasson 3)
Park City: Kills: 47 (Tehya Ray 13, Shelby Kluth 12) Assists: 40 (Breanna Anderson 25) Aces: 7 (Anderson 2, Ray 2, Kluth 2) Digs: 83 (MacKinzie Verke 23) Blocks: 8 (Shelby Branstetter 4, Ray 3)

Park City def. RPR 16-25, 26-24, 25-20, 19-25, 15-13
RPR: Kills 49 (Destiny Ayers 27), Assists 43 (Jocelyn Ott 23), Aces 20 (Nynah Bryant 8, Mercedes Hoff 4), Digs 35 (Hoff 10) Blocks 12 (Ayers 8)
PC: Kills 38 (Teyha Ray 18), Assists 29( Breanna Anderson 16), Aces 21(Anderson 8), Digs 79 (Ray 25) Blocks 3 (three with 1)