By Gerardo Bolong
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Mt. Rainier's first attempt at securing a West Central/Southwest Bi-district volleyball seed went fluttering away in a 3-0 SPSL 4A tournament loss to the Kentlake Falcons on Thurs., Oct. 30, at Mt. Rainier High School.

No., 4 North seed Kentlake outflanked the No. 7 North seeded Rams completely in set No.1 using an early 8-0 run for a 10-2 lead and rarely let up after that on the way to a 25-10 win.

The second set featured tightly contested match of good skills and mistakes. Eight ties ensued until the Falcons soared for three consecutive points and an 18-15 lead. Mt. Rainier closed within 20-19, but Kentlake hammered away for the last five points.
Trading short scoring runs, the set was still up for grabs until the Falcons led 15-12.

Six consecutive Kentlake points magnified the score to 21-12 from where the Falcons flew off to a 25-15 win.

"We played well up to certain points where we just fell off," said Mt. Rainier head coach Tom Wells. "The late stages were tough."