Tallulah Falls played five matches in a busy Saturday at Loganville Christian and finished third overall in the tournament. Overall, the team went 2-3 in matches played.
“We had a good day,” says coach Matt Heyl. “Even though we had a losing record, 4 out of our five matches I was very pleased with.”
Due to the seeding, TFS had to play two opponents twice each. Playing the host team, Loganville Christian, accounted for two losses, though the team’s only ‘poor’ match, according to Heyl, was the first contest against the pair.
The Lady Indians started out with a 25-18, 25-9 straight-sets win over Stratford (Macon). After a 20-25, 16-25 tough loss to North Oconee, the girls then fell to LCA 14-25, 8-25. A win over Stratford again of 25-22, 25-9 got TFS into the semifinals. Playing Loganville Christian in that round, Tallulah played well despite falling 19-25, 19-25.
“It was great to see the ladies make the blocking changes we installed at the end of the first match against them,” adds Heyl. “We got some blocks but we also forced them to have several hitting errors. Blockings needs to be our MO this year with our height. Katarina Foskey is becoming better and better with her blocking.”
Foskey was a standout offensively and blocking, according to Heyl. Addy McCoy offensively shined and served well also. Becca Heyl passed well, making very few errors across all five matches. Claire Kelly brought energy, hustle, and some pretty solid passing. Kate Gary had her usual sacrifice and hustle.
The Lady Indians are now 4-6 on the season after a rapid start to the season.
TFS W 2-0 vs Stratford: 25-18, 25-9
TFS L 0-2 vs North Oconee: 20-25, 16-25
TFS L 0-2 vs Loganville Christian: 14-25, 8-25
TFS W 2-0 vs Stratford: 25-22, 25-9
TFS L 0-2 vs Loganville Christian: 19-25, 19-25
