By John RittenhouseThe Adrian volleyball team was unable to record a win while playing three matches since last Thursday.The Dragons lost a four-game match to Murray County Central in Slayton Thursday before being swept by Russell-Tyler-Ruthton and dropping a four-game home decision to Fulda Monday and Tuesday respectively.Adrian, 1-15-2 overall, caps the regular season by playing a road match against Southwest Star Concept tonight before hosting Red Rock Central Tuesday.Fulda 3, Adrian 1The Dragons posted a game victory during Tuesday’s four-game loss to the Raiders in Adrian.Adrian displayed some character by following a pair of losses with a 25-22 win in Game 3.Fulda, however, took Games 1 and 2 by 25-13 and 25-12 tallies before ending the night with a 25-18 win in Game 4.Kylie Heronimus played a strong game at the net with 15 kills and 10 blocks for AHS. Brittany Bullerman, who had six service points, added 11 kills.Sarah Henning and Andrea Lonneman served eight and six points respectively. Katie Bertrand charted 11 set assists for AHS. Ashley Cox added six blocks.R-T-R 3, Adrian 0Adrian was unable to knock off the state-ranked Knights when the teams met in Adrian Monday for a non-conference match.The Dragons scored 53 points against an R-T-R team ranked No. 9 in the latest Class 1A poll, but the Knights swept AHS with 25-18, 25-18 and 25-17 victories."We struggled all the way through the match," said Dragon coach Jessica Hogan. "R-T-R is a good team. They capitalized on our mistakes, which we made a lot of during the match."Adrian received strong blocking performances at the net from Cox, Jessica Parsley and Heronimus, who registered nine, seven and four blocks respectively.Heronimus and Lonneman led AHS with six and four kills. Bertrand charted eight set assists.MCC 3, Adrian 1The Dragons took an early lead against one of the top teams in the Red Rock Conference before dropping a four-game match to the Rebels in Slayton Thursday.Murray County Central, one of two RRC unbeatens, found itself in an unfamiliar position when Adrian stunned the Rebels by posting a 25-21 win in Game 1.MCC, however, bounced back to win Game 2 by a 25-19 margin before coasting to 25-3 and 25-16 victories in Games 3 and 4 to put the match away."We played the way we know we are capable of playing in Game 1," said AHS coach Hogan. "MCC stepped it up in the last two games. We just need to find a way to be more consistent."Hogan was pleased with the way Adrian served the ball during the match. Bertrand led the way completing 10 of 10 attempts, scoring eight points and registering two aces.Heronimus led AHS with 10 blocks and five kills. Parsley added six blocks. Bullerman was 30 of 36 receiving.
