WCMS falls to Sparta

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard

Warren County’s Mary Kate Fisher passes the ball during Monday afternoon’s home volleyball match against White County Middle School. (Dale Stubblefield photo)

The Warren County Middle School volleyball team took on White County Middle School Monday afternoon, falling in a best three-out-of-five match at the Charlie Dalton Gym.

The Lady Pioneers dropped the first two games 25-13 and 25-15, but fought their way back in the third game, winning it 25-19. The Lady Warriors finished the match off with a 25-13 win in the fourth and final game.

White County jumped out to an early lead with a solid service game. The Lady Pioneers had problems passing the ball and quickly fell behind 5-0, but rallied with solid defensive play and strong serving from Brittany Frazier. Well-placed serves by Ashley Malone tie the game at 8-8, and gave the Lady Pioneers a 9-8 lead. But White County took advantage of the open court and started to pull away from Warren County. The Lady Warriors went on an eight-point run and closed out the game with an ace.

In the second game strong net play by Mary Kate Fisher and Taylor Nunley pulled the Lady Pioneers within six points at 9-15. But once again White County used the serve and took advantage of several passing mistakes by Warren County to take the win.

The third game was all Warren County, as the Lady Pioneers had better movement on the court. Tied at 5-5, Warren County started hitting its serves and good back-court play by Racheal Walker and Malone gave the Lady Pioneers a 13-8 lead. Fisher helped extend the lead from the service line, hitting her next three serves as Warren County went up 16-8.

White County tried to fight their its back, but heads-up play by the Lady Pioneers’ offense kept White County in a defensive set. White County pulled within four points at 22-18 but the Lady Pioneers held on for the 25-19 win.

White County’s aggressive serving once again proved to be fatal to the Lady Pioneers in the fourth game. The Lady Warriors went on two big serving rallies one for six points and one for five points. The Lady Pioneers were down 6-7 when the Lady Warriors went on their first run and pulled within one point again at 12-11. But White County’s second serving rally proved to be to much to overcome as the Lady Warriors finished the match off with the 25-13 win.