YANKTON – Aberdeen Central bounced back from a tight first-set loss to claim a 3-1 win over Yankton Saturday afternoon in Yankton. The Golden Eagles won the Eastern South Dakota Conference volleyball match by set scores of 24-26, 25-18, 25-11 and 25-15.

Central used an efficient attack at the net and a continued aggressive strategy at the service line in the victory.

“We passed really well,” said Central coach Jackie Bindenagel. “(Ayrlie) Waldo put up some really nice sets, and our hitters took care of the ball.”

Grace Kuch had 16 kills on just 31 swings to lead the Golden Eagles’ offensive efforts. Lauryn Burckhard was similarly effective with 11 kills on 36 swings. Ashley Wangler and Leah Gough had seven and six kills, respectively.

Sawyer Bahr and Sydney Evans, meanwhile, paced Central’s defense and service strategy. Evans had 21 digs and a pair of aces, while Bahr had 15 digs and five aces.

“Our serving got rolling today, and we were able to keep them out of system a lot,” Bindenagel said.

Saturday’s match marked the first of five straight road matches for Central. The Golden Eagles travel to Mitchel Tuesday for a 7 p.m. contest.

Central is 10-10 on the season.

Serving: Aberdeen Central 90-97 10 aces (Sawyer Bahr 20-21 5 aces, Sydney Evans 17-18 2 aces).

Hitting: Aberdeen Central 118-138 45 kills (Grace Kuch 28-31 16 kills, Lauryn Burckhard 32-36 11 kills).

Setting: Aberdeen Central 97-98 34 assists (Arylie Waldo 93-94 32 assists).

Digs: Aberdeen Central 63 (Evans 21, Bahr 15).

Blocks: Aberdeen Central 6 (Taryn Nieman 2, Kuch 2).