Coming off a tremendous win over defending district champ Parkland, Whitehall’s boys volleyball team took three straight sets against Easton, 25-19, 25-19, 25-23, on Monday night at Whitehall.

“I liked that we passed a lot, that we played defense, so that facet of the game was really good, so I’m happy about that,” said Whitehall coach George Cowitch. “Our attention to defense is what makes us good.”

Torrey Tyson’s kill scored the Zephyrs’ first point of the match, and a couple of nine-point leads in the first set appeared to set the tone until Easton settled down and gained some momentum in the second set.

“When we were playing Parkland, we were all in sync, but tonight felt like we were all over the place. Some guys were off and some guys were on, but it’s gonna happen sometimes,” Tyson said. “We’re a high caliber team. I definitely think we could have performed at a way higher level tonight.”

If Tyson (14 kills) could have changed anything about Monday’s match, it would be the score.

“They would have a lot less. We would have a lot more,” he said. “We stayed flat. That was our issue.”

A kill by Easton’s Justin Caceres followed by a Red Rover serve that was mistaken for an out of bounds ball brought the Rovers to within three points in the second set, but a kill by Whitehall’s Tommy Buskirk, who also had three blocks, stopped the trend.

“We were talking to them about energy, just not bringing it Monday,” said Coach Cowitch. “Some of the errors we made, we didn’t do that against Parkland, so we’ve got to clean that stuff up.”

Kills by Jack Kocher and Devin Donatelli near the end of the second set all but put that set away for the Zephyrs.

Aiden Sommer led the team in digs with 20, and Ethan Ringenberger tallied 34 assists.

“We needed a little bit more, but I feel like our communication is good, and we’re meshing together,” said Ringenberger. “[Easton] didn’t throw us anything special, so I think it was our mistakes.”

With some missed serves, Whitehall maintained a too-close-for-comfort lead in the third set, and Easton threatened to force the match into a fourth, but the Zephyrs shut the match down for the win.

“Our goal isn’t winning; we expect to win,” said Tyson. “It was just the way we won. We wanted to win stronger.”

The Zephs are anxious to get back to practice this week ahead of their next home match scheduled for Friday against Pocono Mountain West.

“We have crazy chemistry,” Tyson said. “We’ve been playing with each other for four years now, and we play club with each other, so our chemistry is probably the biggest factor for our team.”