Jaguars take down Royals in four sets (VIDEOS*, updates)

To no one's surprise, I fell asleep while blogging on the match last night. I'm lucky my laptop didn't take a spill! The blog post is being updated on Friday, including a video with one of our players earning her 1,000th career kill.

Utilizing 21.5 percent hitting and a strong block, the B-B-E Jaguars volleyball team won three straight sets after losing the opener in a huge road win tonight at conference-leading Royalton. Strong 94.6 percent serving also was a huge factor in the win. The Jaguars unleashed a total of 195 attacks in the match. Game scores: 19-25, 25-21, 25-16, 25-13. Both teams were in a virtual tie for first place in the Central Minnesota Conference. With the win, the Jaguars take control of the league with two matches remaining (see below).

Late in the fourth set, senior outside hitter Kacey Fischer earned her 1,000th career kill. She stepped up in a major way with a career-high 32 kills with incredible 39.7 percent hitting. Teagan Dingmann had 12 kills on 25 percent hitting, and Macey Roering had 9 kills with 7 digs. Kenna Lieser had 18 digs and 2 ace serves on 16-for-16 serving.

In game one, both teams traded blows after the Jaguars struggled with initial hitting errors. Royalton led 6-2, but a kill by Teagan Dingmann and then two straight from Kacey Fischer plus Kacey's ace block tied it at 6-6. The Royals regained their footing and then took leads of 11-9 and 15-13. Kacey Fischer had back-to-back kills to tie it, but the Royals steamrolled the Jaguars after that with a 10-4 run that gave the home team a 25-19 win. In those last combined 14 points scored, the Royals earned 7 kills.

The coaches implemented a few tweaks before game two, and they were immediately effective. The Jaguars hit Royalton with a relentless attack while building an early lead of 8-1. The Royals fought and fought all through that set and cut it down to 3 points twice, trailing 12-9 after two B-B-E hitting errors. Kills by McKinley Haider and Teagan Dingmann helped push the lead to 16-10. Kacey Fischer later had consecutive kills for a 19-13 lead. The Royals later cut it to 21-19 before the Jaguars ended the set on a booming kill from Macey Roering in a 25-21 win.

Game three was highly competitive for the first half before the Jaguars pulled away. They held leads of 17-12, 20-13 and 22-14 on their way to the 25-16 win.

In game four, the Royals fought to an early 6-5 lead before fading quickly. The Jaguars reeled off an 11-2 run to take control and throttle the home team down the stretch.

Here's a 5 minute long video from game four that begins with the Jaguars ahead 17-7:


If you go 3 minutes into that video (above), you'll see Kacey Fischer swinging a left side attack that glanced off a Royalton block attempt and landed out of bounds. This marked Kacey's 1,000th career kill.

Here's another lengthy video featuring action in game four tonight:


Next: the Jaguars (18-6, 5-0) host Eden Valley-Watkins on Saturday this week in a makeup match. The JV and C-squad matches start at 3 p.m. in Brooten. The varsity match should begin at 4:30 p.m. The regular season concludes next Tuesday, October 14 at Maple Lake. With this win, the Jaguars also move up to No. 7 in the Class 1A QRF rankings.

Here's a video featuring the final points scored in game four:


Royalton was a worthy opponent. They challenged the Jaguars for 3 1/2 sets before fading down the stretch against B-B-E's blistering attack.

Around the community this weekend...
The Elrosa Fire Department steak fry will be held on Saturday, October 11 from 4 to 8 p.m. You can read more by clicking here: https://shorturl.at/MRUEW. Also on Saturday, the Crow River Lutheran church WELCA will host their soup supper and auction in their church basement starting at 4 p.m. The live auction, led by Ziemer Auction Services, starts at 7 p.m.

On Friday, the visitation for Justin Savage is from 4 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home in Belgrade. Savage was a 2020 graduate of B-B-E high school who played multiple sports throughout his career. He also was a dedicated member of the high school's yearbook group. You can read more about Justin and his wonderful family by clicking here: https://bbejaguars.blogspot.com/2025/10/we-suffer-another-loss.html. Please pray for them!

Central MN Conference volleyball scores on October 9:
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 3, Paynesville Area 0 (the Falcons take control of third place in the CMC)
Eden Valley-Watkins 3, Maple Lake 1

Area volleyball scores on October 9:
Sauk Centre 3, Montevideo 0
Albany 3, Pequot Lakes 0
Underwood 3, Hancock 2
Central MN Christian-Prinsburg 3, MACCRAY 2
Canby 3, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 1
Henning 3, Sebeka 0
Melrose Area 3, West Central Area 0
LP-GE 3, Browerville 2 (what a fun border battle that must have been)
New London-Spicer 3, Watertown-Mayer 2
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 3, Breckenridge 2