For much of Wednesday, Polk County was right there with Hendersonville.
The endings belonged to the Bearcats.
Hendersonville made the decisive push late in all three sets, earning a 25-23, 25-21, 25-17 victory in a Western Highlands Conference match at Polk County between teams that entered the night tied for second in the league standings.
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Polk grabbed an 8-5 advantage in the opening set before Hendersonville answered to take a 13-10 lead. The Wolverines fought back, eventually pulling even at 22-22, but Hendersonville moved to set point at 24-22. An Elena Greve kill kept Polk alive before Eleanor Pavao answered with a kill to close the set.
The second set followed a similar path. Neither team could create much separation until Polk moved ahead 19-16. Hendersonville responded with four straight points, Polk tied the set at 20-20 and the Bearcats then scored five of the final six points for a 2-0 match lead.
The teams were even at 6-6 in the third before Hendersonville used a 7-1 run to take control. Polk fought back within 14-12, but couldn’t get any closer. With Hendersonville leading 20-17, the Bearcats scored the final five points to finish the sweep.
Reeve Carroll led Polk County with eight kills and 17 digs. Beija Olivari and Kenzie Alm each added five kills, with Olivari recording 14 digs and Alm finishing with nine assists and 11 digs.
Claire Lawrence had a team-high 22 digs, while Abby Lewis added nine assists.
The loss dropped Polk County to 8-5 overall and 4-2 in Western Highlands Conference play. Hendersonville improved to 8-5, 5-1.
Polk County returns to conference play Tuesday at Owen.
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