The MS Lady Indians volleyball extended its win streak to five in a 2-1 comeback win at home against Hart County on Thursday evening. The A-Team won in three sets after falling in the first, while the B-Team fell in straight sets.
The first set saw the girls battle back from down 7-2. The Lady Indians got within 7-6 on key digs and solid serving by Kate Gary, who also recorded a pivotal ace. Back-to-back aces by Kaylin Pickett also kept the girls in contention before Hart County pulled away for a 25-12 win in the opening set.
The second set was the reverse, as the Lady Indians stormed out to a 15-6 lead in a total team effort. Sarah Lundy had an ace that got TFS up 18-8 and forced a timeout by Hart County. Pickett recorded a kill to make it 19-9, and had the ace to secure the 25-11 second-set win.
The third and decisive set was back and forth at first, but TFS went up 7-3 to force another Hart timeout. A couple of long rally wins with Gary at the serving line had the Lady Indians in control. Pickett had a couple of kills late in the set, and Caylin Tucker’s ace helped secure the 15-7 win.
The B-Team had worked it to a 5-5 score before Hart jumped up 9-5. LB Kafsky had a nice serving streak with four straight aces to put TFS up 12-10. Hart came back to tie it at 14, and despite an ace by Ryleigh Wilson, Hart County retook the lead at 16-15 and ran away to a 25-17 win. In the second set, the girls fell 25-12 to polish off the night.
The A-Team’s win moves the Lady Indians to 9-2 overall on the season and 6-0 in conference play. The B-Team moves to 2-3-2 overall and 2-2-2 in conference. The girls return to action on Monday at Franklin County.
SCORES:
A-Team W 2-1 vs Hart County: 12-25, 25-11, 15-7
B-Team L 0-2 vs Hart County: 17-25, 12-25
