By John RittenhouseThe Adrian volleyball team tried to break into the Red Rock Conference win column before dropping a pair of tight matches.The Dragons lost a five-game home decision to Sioux Valley-Round Lake-Brewster Thursday before falling in four games in Edgerton Tuesday.Adrian, 1-12-1 overall, plays in Slayton tonight before hosting Russell-Tyler-Ruthton and Fulda Monday and Tuesday respectively.Edgerton 3, Adrian 1The Dragons turned in a strong performance during a four-game loss in Edgerton Tuesday.Adrian scored 20 points in three of the four games in the match, but it wasn’t enough to keep AHS from slipping to 0-7 in league play."We played well," said Adrian coach Jessica Hogan. "It came down to which team would make the fewest errors, and it was Edgerton."The Flying Dutchmen received an emotional boost by nipping the Dragons 26-24 in Game 1 before taking the second game 25-20.Adrian forced a fourth game with a 25-22 win in Game 3, but Edgerton shut the door on the Dragons with a 15-19 victory in the finale.Adrian completed 94 percent of its serves during the match, and Amber Loosbrock, Sarah Henning and Andrea Lonneman led the charge with 15, 10 and nine service points respectively.Kylie Heronimus had seven kills and 12 blocks, while Jessica Parsley added seven blocks. Brittany Bullerman was 33 of 37 receiving. Katie Bertrand registered 19 set assists.SV-RL-B 3, Adrian 2The Dragons made a bid to post their first Red Rock Conference match of the season before coming up one game short against the Raiders Thursday in Adrian.Adrian gained some early momentum by winning the first two games of the match, but SV-RL-B displayed more intensity in the final three games to take all three and win the five-game match."We played very well in the first two games," said Dragon coach Hogan. "SV-RL-B stepped up its play in Games 3, 4 and 5. They were not to be denied. They made some unbelievable saves and really battled back."Adrian led 2-0 after taking the first two games by 25-22 and 25-21 margins. The Raiders posted a convincing 25-15 win in Game 3 before pulling out 25-23 and 15-11 victories in Games 4 and 5 to take the match.Heronimus led AHS at the net with 19 kills and 10 blocks. Bullerman added 12 kills. Henning and Lonneman served 13 and 12 points respectively for the Dragons. Bertrand recorded 18 set assists..
