Fueled by a stuffed stat sheet by Katen Burkhardt and Macy Griffis, the Beavers jump started their Class 1A Evergreen league rivalry against the Warriors with a 25-15, 26-24, 25-14 sweep on Tuesday night at home.
Burkhardt finished with seven assists, six kills, five digs, three blocks and two aces while Griffis notched 12 assists, seven digs, four aces and one setter dump. Tenino (4-5, 2-2 Evergreen) has won two of three after dropping two in a row.
“We have struggled all season playing to the level of our opponent versus playing our game,” Beavers head coach Shauna Carpenter said. “By set three, we decided to play the way we know how.”
Rochester (0-10, 0-3) remains in pursuit of victory No. 1 and it almost pulled out set two, but couldn’t make do with three set points. Cheyenne Justice paced the back row with 15 digs and Arissa LeBaron had 10. McKenna Vassar slammed home five kills for the Warriors.
“One mistake turns into two mistakes and three, four, five and it snowballs,” Rochester head coach Courtney Baird said. “If we played how I know they can play, we would not be 0-10.”
Rochester returns home on Thursday to face Hoquiam while Tenino entertains Class 4A Yelm in a non-league affair on Wednesday.
