DEVILS LAKE — The Firebirds are in the win column in Region 2 play.

Although Devils Lake has had a winning season in the first year of the three-class era in volleyball, it was yet to win a region match before Monday night.

The Firebirds (15-12-1, 1-6) brushed away that streak with a 3-0 win over Hillsboro/Central Valley (6-16, 1-8) at the Devils Lake Sports Center. They pulled out a trio of close sets: 25-22, 25-23 and 25-19.

“We put three sets together,” Devils Lake head coach Bridget Hanlan said. “We got down a few times, and we didn’t let that bother us. We came right back and played our game, and we just battled through in three.”

Devils Lake had previously lost to H/CV in five sets on the road. In fact, three of its five region losses have been five-setters.

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