As the offseason wore on, something became crystal clear to Batavia junior Morgan Raiser .

A setter by trade, Raiser noticed that she also was going to have to be hitter for the Bulldogs.

“When summer league started and we had some of the players that were forming our team, we realized we needed me as an attacker,” she said. “It gave us a good look at what we needed.

“I never expected to be a hitter. When I actually improved my hitting, I realized that I like both.”

That’s been good news for Batavia (9-14). With young outside hitters and another capable setter in Ashley Bernal , the Bulldogs decided that unleashing Raiser all over the court made sense.

The 5-foot-11 Raiser leads the team with 107 kills, more than doubling the second-highest total. She also leads with 26 aces. She’

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