Hart went 2-2 at Saturday's Cadillac invitational, dropping matches to larger schools on a solid day of volleyball.
The Pirates (21-12-3) went 2-1 in pool play, losing an opening match to Division 2 No. 6 Kingsley (25-11, 25-23) before bouncing back for three-game wins over Grand Rapids West Catholic (15-25, 25-21, 15-12) and Linden (25-27, 25-15, 15-10). Hart then lost a Gold bracket matchup against Division 1 Gull Lake, 25-16, 25-22.
"Overall, we had a great day in a really tough tournament," Hart coach Shawn Bectel said.
Hart hit a solid .211 on the day, with Reese Smith's huge day leading the team. Smith had 45 kills in the four matches and hit .294. Jenna Babbin and Peyton Erickson each had 17 kills. Grace Tucker had 47 assists and Calyn Eisenlohr added 42.
On defense, Alayna Schiller racked up 50 digs, and Erickson had seven blocks. Smith and Caydence Bateson had four aces each.
