San Marcos setter Tanner Stevens goes to middle attacker Parker Bittner during the Royals’ three-game sweep at Simi Valley. (Cade McLean photo)

Ryder Rivadeneyra blasted 18 kills to lead the San Marco volleyball attack in a sweep at Simi Valley on Tuesday night. The scores were 25-18, 25-23, 25-15.

Clay Nerdin put away six kills and served three aces and middle Parker Bittner supplied five kills and had three blocks. Brennan Ware, Fred Ysebrands and Soren Walker each added three kills.

Solid passing made things easy for setter Tanner Stevens.

“Our guys did a great job of passing tonight, which set up a lot of good offensive opportunities,” coach Kyle Benskin said. “Our hitters played a really smart game, and we did really well keeping our serves in, which gave us a lot of chances to win service points.

“Just a really great team energy tonight.”

San Marcos (6-3) plays in the Dos Pueblos Invitational on Saturday at UCSB.

Noozhawk sports editor Barry Punzal can be reached at bpunzal@noozhawk.com. Follow Noozhawk Sports on Twitter: @NoozhawkSports. Connect with Noozhawk on Facebook.

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