The Atlantic Trojan volleyball team lost in three straight sets to the Clarinda Cardinals on Tuesday night in the Class 3A Region 7 Quarterfinals. From the initial serve the Cardinals were a step ahead of Atlantic with multiple kills from Jerzee Knight as she totaled 11 on the night and multiple blocks with six total from 6’1 junior Carsen Wellhausen. The Trojans would quickly find themselves down early on in the set and never managed to catch up as the Cardinals won the first set 25-9.

In set number two Atlantic looked poised tying up the score numerous times throughout the set. A large part of the Trojans success was from the efforts of senior Paytn Harter and junior Lila Wiederstein. But, those two would not be enough to stop the strategic sets and tough blocks from Clarinda as set number two was captured by a score of 25-14.

The third set saw more fight from Atlantic as the Trojans had multiple deep rallies creating opportunities to gain points and attempt to carry the match on to a fourth set. Still, Clarinda did not buckle under the accurate swings from Harter and tactful serves by Peyton McLaren. The match eventually ended in the third set with a final result of 25-14.

Tuesday’s loss ends Atlantic’s season with a final record of 7-25. The Cardinals win advances them to Thursday’s semifinals against Van Meter.