Sydney Baalman spikes the ball at the net for Calhoun on Monday. Photos courtesy of Michael Weaver.

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HARDIN-CALHOUN 27-27-25, CARROLLTON 29-25-17: Calhoun came off the deck in a close first-game loss to upend Carrollton 27-29, 27-25, 25-17 Monday evening.

Junie Zirkelbach paced Calhoun with a 12-assist, 11-point, eight-kill night with Sophie Lorton adding 20 digs, Alexis Klocke had 10 kills with three blocks and Holly Baalman five kills and three blocks.

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Calhoun girls coach Kerry Lorton said her Lady Warriors never gave up Monday night.

“After being down big in Game 1, they came back to win 29-27. Lexi and Holly were strong at the net blocking and Junie helped with her hitting and Sophie dive after dive. It was a great matchup.”

The Hawks’ head girls volleyball coach Daniel Campbell said: “It’s a lesson learned. We still have multiple chances to win the conference and excel; it depends on how fight back after this one.”

The Warriors improved to 5-5 while the Hawks fell to 3-1 overall.

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