The Kidder County volleyball team kept the Medina/Pingree-Buchanan defense busy Thursday night in Pingree.

The Thunder’s steady defense and fast tempo offense led the team to a four-set 25-14, 25-22, 22-25, 25-19 victory.

Allison Thomas, Alaina Bosche and Abby Helm combined for 68 digs in the back three. Setter Lilly Bohl added 10 more to the team dig total while Emily Carlson kept 12 balls alive.

It wasn’t just the defense that got the Thunder their fifth win of the season.

Calli Mack topped the kill charts with 15 balls smashed at the net while Thomas swung for 12 on the outside. Middle hitter Ryleigh Martin was a force to be reckoned with in the middle slamming 11 down to the floor.

MPB (5-4) will travel to Napoleon/Gackle-Streeter (2-1) on Monday while the Wolves (4-3) will be at Strasburg/Zeeland (2-3) on Tuesday.

MPB 3, Kidder County 1

KC 14 22 25 19

MPB 25 25 22 25

MPB -- Kills: Mack 15, Thomas 12, Martin 11, Abigail Reich 7, Helm 4, Bohl 3, Gracie Gunderson 1. Assists: Bohl 39. Digs: Thomas 25, Helm 23, Bosch 20, Carlson 12, Bohl 10, Mack 6, Reich 2, Martin 1. Aces: Bosche 3, Helm 2, Bohl 1, Martin 1, Thomas 1. Blacks: Reich 2, Thomas 1.

KC -- Stats not provided.

LaMoure/LM improves to 6-5

The Loboes topped Enderlin in four sets (16-25, 25-18, 25-14, 25-22) at home Thursday evening. The loss puts Enderlin at 3-6 overall and the Eagles remain winless in the Region 1 standings.

Heidi Steffes was the Loboes' big answer up front against the Eagles' defense. The freshman middle executed on all seven of her attack attempts to lead the Loboes. Molly Musland added five to the kill total while Mollie Robbins and Nateal Rodin combined for six more.

Steffes and Rodin also recorded eight denials at the net.

While Steffes and Rodin were powering the front row, the back three were putting plenty of balls down themselves.

Libero Risa Rasmusson served up a whopping eight aces to lead LLM from the backline. Kierra Weight and Katrina Just each tallied four more unpassable serves.

LLM will travel to Edgeley/Kulm-Montpelier (0-6) on Tuesday while Enderlin will head to Maple Valley (2-5) on Monday.

LaMoure/LM 3, Enderlin 1

E 25 18 14 22

LLM 16 25 25 25

LLM -- Kills: Steffes 7, Musland 5, Anna Sandness 4, Kaley 4, Robbins 3, Rodin 3, Kierra Weight 2. Assists: Rose Wendel 14, Katrina Just 12. Digs: Rodin 18, Risa Rasmusson 16, Musland 11, Weight 6, Steffes 3, Wendel 3, Kaley 2, Just 1, Robbins 1, Sandness 1. Aces: Rasmusson 8, Weight 4, Just 4, Musland 2, Rodin 1, Wendel 1. Blocks: Steffes 6, Robbins 2, Rodin 2, Sandness 1.

E -- Stats not provided.