Volleyball squad splits pair with Tullahoma
The Lady Pioneer volleyball team picked up its second win of the season Friday, downing Tullahoma at the Charlie Dalton Gym. The Lady Pioneers played a twin bill against the Wildcats, splitting the double match.
Tullahoma won both games in the first match, 15-10 and 15-12. Warren County had a little trouble early in the first game with several sprayed passes and a few balls dropping between players. In the first game Amanda Goad served four points and Courtney Martin had three service points. In the second game Martin had four and Goad had three service points.
In the second match Warren County pulled together as a team and played very aggressively early. Better passing enabled the Lady Pioneer setters to set up the plays which gave the outside hitters the opportunity to put the ball away. Kara Youngblood served strong for the Lady Pioneers as she had six service points to help her team to a 15-9 win.
In the second game Warren County continued to be impressive early. WCHS jumped out to a 9-3 lead but the Lady Wildcats clawed their way back into the match to pull within two points, 9-7. Alysa Lankford’s serving kept the Lady Pioneers going as she had seven service points in the game.
The game was tied at 12-12 when the Lady Pioneers started to play strong at the net. Martin and Kendra Savage came up with several big blocks on the outside as Youngblood helped shut down the middle. Both teams exchanged points as the game was tied at 15-15. Warren County had serve as Candace Stubblefield closed out the game with two straight service points.
The Lady Pioneers are now 2-1 on the season and will travel to Sparta on Monday for a tough matchup with the Lady Warriors at 5 p.m.