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CALCUTTA -- The East Liverpool and Beaver Local volleyball teams are set for a fourth match this season.
Both won Division IV sectional titles on Wednesday night to set up a district semifinal showdown at 6 p.m. Monday at Beaver Local High School.
East Liverpool has beaten Beaver Local in two of the three matches to date, both wins in five games. Beaver Local won the other match in four games.
The fourth-seeded Beavers (16-6) swept 16th-seeded Indian Creek for the third time this season, 25-13, 25-11, 25-16.
The sixth-seeded Potters (14-7) swept ninth-seeded Steubenville, 25-17, 25-11, 25-21.
East Liverpool came out slow, but scored 14 of the final 20 points in the first game to pull away. The Potters led 6-0 and 15-5 in the second game. The third game was close until the end, tied at 10, 11, 16, 17, 19, 20 and 21 with the Potters scoring the final four points.
Addie Jones totaled 12 kills and Addi Smith had four kills and three blocks to complement
Kendall Martin at the net. Martin had 12 kills.
Aiding the Potter victory were Hayley Board with two kills and five blocks, Peyton Tanner three aces and 16 assists, Taylor Loedding three aces and three assists and Addisyn Boyle two kills.
Steubenville lost five of its last six matches to finish at 11-11.
Leah Schrieber led Beaver Local with 12 kills and four digs. Lily Schrieber had seven kills, two aces, six assists and seven digs and one block; Madison Poppelriter seven kills; Olivia Opalenik four kills and two blocks; Addie Thurik three kills, 14 assists and 17 digs; Katie Miller and Macie Bourne each had two kills; McKinnley Ferry 10 assists and two digs; Gianna Congrove eight digs and Taylor Pease anchored the defense with 12 digs and three aces.
Indian Creek also lost five of its last six matches to drop to 5-18.