UNIONVILLE – After defeating the Tullahoma Lady Wildcats on the road in four sets the previous day, the Community Viqueens only needed three sets to sweep the Lady Wildcats at home in a …
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UNIONVILLE – After defeating the Tullahoma Lady Wildcats on the road in four sets the previous day, the Community Viqueens only needed three sets to sweep the Lady Wildcats at home in a volleyball match with playoff implications Wednesday night.
The win gives the Viqueens a solid hold on third place with the upcoming District 9-AA tournament just around the corner.
Community (17-7, 7-4 D9AA) used its serving prowess to get off to a fast start in the opening set.
With the Lady Wildcats holding a 3-1 lead, the Viqueens used the serving of Izzy Martinez to gain the upper hand. The strong serving from the freshman led Community on a 9-0 run as the Viqueens took a 10-3 lead. Community continued with a steady net game the remainder of the set and took a 25-15 win.
Better play at the net by the Lady Wildcats plus some Viqueen setting errors gave Tullahoma a 15-11 second set advantage.
The Viqueens responded with a return of dominance in their net play plus strong serving down the stretch.
Trailing 16-14, Martinez was the server as the Viqueens went on a 4-0 run to take an 18-16 lead. After the Lady Wildcats got within one, M. J. Simmons used her serving to propel Community to seven straight points and a 25-17 win.
The third set proved to be the most competitive as the Viqueens found a way to win.
Tullahoma got off the deck and used its net play along with some Viqueen receiving and service errors to take its biggest lead at 15-8.
Community clawed back but was still down 21-15 and 23-19 late in the set.
With the Lady Wildcats holding two set points and a 24-22 lead, the Viqueens used the serving of Jacey Collier to tie the game and finished with the final four points and a hard-fought 26-24 victory.
The Viqueens close out district play with a Thursday match at Cannon County. A meeting will be held Friday morning to determine the bracket for the District 9-AA tournament.
Community 3, Tullahoma 0
Set scores: 25-15, 25-17, 26-24
Community
Jacey Collier 5 kills, 3 digs
Abi Brown 1 kill, 1 dig
Paige Simmons 6 kills, 1 dig, 3 aces
Lizzy Beasley 4 kills, 6 digs
Izzy Martinez 1 kill, 3 digs
Breanna Grooms 7 digs
Kassadie Mack 2 digs