Errors cost Garden City in Clarendon

By Mike Pilosof

Photo by Adam Shrimplin

Clarendon, TX-The Broncbusters early-season struggles continued Tuesday afternoon.

Madison Williams had eight kills, Garden City committed 22 errors, and Clarendon toppled the Broncbusters 19-25, 24-26, 21-25 at Bulldogs Gymnasium.

Garden City played from behind right from the start as Clarendon hit them with a 9-1 run to take a 9-3 advantage in the opening set. After the Broncbusters battled back to tie it following Laren Baldowsky's block, the Bulldogs closed the frame on a 13-7 surge capped by Williams' crosscourt kill.

Clarendon kept coming in the second, building a 21-11 advantage following back-to-back service aces. But Garden City stabilized things after a timeout, storming back with 13-3 run that tied things up at 24. However, they failed to finish. Ashlynn Bridges' spike put Clarendon on top, and Destiny Jones block ended the set.

In the third, Patrick Hiltz's club led for most of the frame. Julie Calzonetti blocked a Bulldog attack, Clarendon committed an error, and Alli Meng swatted one back at the net to put Garden City ahead, 14-10. But after a Bulldog timeout, the home squad responded, and Meng's attack error gave Clarendon the lead for good, 19-18. Bridges recorded a kill, and the Broncbusters closed the match with three straight miscues.

Alli Meng had 11 kills for Garden City, which dropped to 1-4. Remi Vargas chipped in 14 assists.