The Cashmere Bulldogs continued their dominant run through SCAC play Thursday night, sweeping the Zillah Leopards on the road in convincing fashion: 25-17, 25-8, 25-18.
With the win, the Bulldogs improved to 8-0 in conference play and 8-1 overall. Even more impressively, they have yet to drop a single set against a league opponent this season.
The Bulldogs showed no signs of a hangover after their lone loss of the year, a non-league defeat at Chelan on Monday. Instead, they responded with a sharp, focused performance on both sides of the net.
Junior standout Macie Smart led the charge with a dominant all-around effort — tallying 14 kills, 3 aces, 2 blocks, and zero errors in serve receive. She was backed by a strong supporting cast, including juniors Teagan Kerns and Taylor Kunz. Kerns went 14-for-14 at the service line with 3 aces and 5 kills, while Kunz was perfect serving (8/8) and added 7 kills and 5 digs.
Senior Hazel Schade chipped in 6 kills, a block, and was flawless on serve (4/4), while junior Faith Courtney delivered 5 kills, 3 blocks, and 6-for-6 serving. Libero Mandy Barba anchored the defense with 6 digs and 2 aces, and junior setter Cali Diaz orchestrated the offense with 27 assists, 2 aces, 3 kills, a block, and 4 digs.
As a team, the Bulldogs were a sharp 92% from the service line and racked up 12 aces on the night.
Cashmere (8-1) will look to keep its SCAC streak alive on Saturday when it travels to face College Place (5-4).

