The scoreboard said that Morris beat Coal City in two sets – 25-22, 25-23 – Wednesday. But that two-set win doesn’t indicate how competitive the match was.

In each set, a young Coal City team had a late lead, only to see senior-laden Morris rally for the win.

At the end of the match, it was Morris seniors Hannah Linn and Rosemary Misener that stepped to the forefront. Linn delivered two of her team-high eight kills to help Morris (3-0) recover from a 21-19 deficit and tie the match at 22. After a Morris serving error put Coal City (0-2) ahead 23-22, Rosemary Misener had a block and a kill to give Morris a 24-23 lead. On a long match point, Misener, who had four blocks to go with three kills, ended the rally and the match with another kill.

“I got hot at the end,” Linn said. “[Morris

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