The Lady Indians played host to George Walton in the Region 8-A Private semifinals on Thursday evening, earning a 3-1 win to advance to the region championship.
The Lady Indians (22-10) had an impressive first set win of 29-27. TFS battled back from down nine points at one point. George Walton went on an 8-1 to open it up before Sarah Jennings notched a kill to end the run. Throughout the set, the entire team contributed as Tallulah Falls came back to earn the first set win.
The visitors picked up quickly in the second set as well, going up 12-6 on TFS and forcing a Lady Indians timeout. From there, GW continued to pile up a lead, going up 20-6 before TFS got a couple of points to pull back. George Walton held on for a 25-8 win to even the match.
In the third set, the back-and-forth battle saw an 8-8 score early, as TFS rallied back from 5-8 to force a timeout. Tallulah Falls went up 20-17 later in the set, forcing another George Walton timeout. Allie Dalton came up huge at serve, as the Lady Indians won 25-19 to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five.
In the fourth set, the teams again played even throughout, as George Walton went up 13-10 about midway through. TFS found a way back to go up 20-14 with Dalton again having a big serving run. Though GW stormed back to within 24-23, a Barrett Whitener kill ended the match to secure the 3-1 win.
TFS advances to play Saturday at home in the region title game, as the Lady Indians look to secure their first-ever region championship.
SCORES:
TFS Varsity 1-0 vs George Walton: 29-27, 8-25, 25-19, 25-23
