Rapid River senior Madison LaCrosse attempts a serve against Bark River-Harris on Oct. 3, 2024 at Bark River-Harris School. (Adam Hinch/Daily Press)

HARRIS — A dominant third set performance led Bark River-Harris volleyball to a three-set victory 25-21, 25-20, 25-10 Thursday night.

“I feel like our energy and communication took a step up in the third set,” Broncos coach Brooke Anderson said. “Communication is one of the basics of the sport of volleyball and I feel we started to put things together during that third set.”

The Broncos quickly jumped out to a 8-2 lead behind a pair of aces by senior Jillian Koch. The Broncos extended the third set lead to 10-4 on a well placed kill by Koch. The Broncos looked to be locked in during the third set.

The Broncos closed out the third stanza scoring six of the last seven points.

The Rockets, on the other hand, continue to improve while competing at a high level.

“I was super impressed with the first two sets,” Rockets Ellie Moberg said. “This is the best they have played in awhile. They did a great job of hanging with them and keeping the game close.”

The Rockets battled with the Broncos in the first stanza and tied the game at 10 all on a pair of aces by sophomore Alivia Frappier.

The Broncos took the momentum back on a trio of aces by junior Dakota Bridges. The Rockets continued to go toe-to-toe with the Broncos and a huge ace by Rapid River junior Aubrey Olson to cut the deficit to 21-19. The Broncos closed the first set scoring four of the last six points.

Rapid River jumped out to a 7-4 lead in the second set. The Broncos answered with a six-point scoring run and took the lead at 10-7.

Rapid River scored three points in a row late in the second set to cut the Broncos lead to 23-20, but the Broncos closed it out scoring the last two points.

Bark River-Harris partakes in the Escanaba Invitational Saturday while Rapid River returns to action on Tuesday to host North Dickinson.