La Grande’s Jaiden Hafer, making a play at the net Wednesday, served during a 15-0 La Grande run in its sweep of Nyssa. (Ronald Bond, The Observer)

The La Grande Tigers made quick work of Nyssa.

Really quick.

The Tigers scored 17 of the match’s first 19 points and dominated in a 25-9, 25-16, 25-9 home win over the Bulldogs at La Grande Wednesday at La Grande High School.

“Some of the things we focused on in practice this week we were able to execute during the game,” head coach Melinda Becker-Bisenius said. “We talked about protecting the tip, we talked about adjusting on our blocks and defensively, and I thought we did a good job of that tonight. When we played Nyssa in our tournament at home they tipped on us a lot and scored some points on us so we talked about making that adjustment and not allowing them to do that.”

Nyssa really didn’t have an opportunity to do much that it wanted. The Tigers used a 15-0 run — with Jaiden Hafer on the service line — to break open the first set and set the tone for the evening.

“She served tough in that first game. She got us off to a huge start,” Becker-Bisenius said of Hafer. “She doesn’t serve that often in the game so I’ve been trying to get her to do that more.”

The Tigers kept putting streaks together throughout the match, no matter who was on the court. An 8-0 run during the second set — one during which Jayce Seavert had three kills and teamed with Anna Green on a block — built a 10-2 lead. The margin reached as much as 11 in the second set, which Renna Martinez finished with a kill.

A 13-1 La Grande run to open the third set put the final nail in the coffin. Jacie Howton started the streak with an ace, and Presley Justice ended it with one of her own for the big lead. The margin reached as much as 23-4 on a block by Grace Neer, and Josie Reagan ended the match on a block.

“We just really forced in practice this week…on communication, playing as a team and not playing down to their level,” Neer said. “We really focused on our mistakes from the last game against Pendleton (last week).”

Seavert and Justice led the offense with nine and five kills, respectively. Seavert also had a team-best 12 digs. Hafer finished with four aces, and both Howton and Kenzie Williams had three aces. Howton also had 13 assists and Williams added 11. Felicity Houston added six digs.

The Tigers (6-1 overall) play today at the Baker Tournament.