Lady Pioneers cream Coffee
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In the first game Brittany Frazier got the Lady Pioneers off to a good start serving four straight points. The Lady Raiders struggled throughout the game with their passing game as Warren County play from the service line was strong and consistent. Warren County built a 18-3 lead before Coffee County put another point on the board. Solid net play by Mary Kate Fisher and Ashlee Malone secured the first game victory.
The next two games saw Warren County work several players into the match, although inexperience at the net and in the backcourt kept the Lady Raiders confused and somewhat out of sync.
Warren County continued to serve strong in the final two games, however, giving Coffee County little chance of returning serve and setting up any offense.
On the night Fisher had 11 assists, five aces, eight kills and one block. Frazier came up with six aces, nine assists and eight kills. Malone had five kills and Rachel Walker collected two aces.
?We played pretty well tonight,? said coach Franklin Fisher. ?Coffee County is a first-year program and I have to give them a lot of credit. They might be one of the best first-year teams I have seen. Our serving was solid and we were able to get a few good kills up front. We just need to keep out mistakes under control and work hard to continue to improve.?
Last week the Lady Pioneers had two pre-season scrimmages, with Warren County defeating Community 25-17, 18-25, 25-21 on Friday and falling to Crossville on Thursday 22-25, 25-19, 26-24, 17-25, 15-12.
?We had a tremendous match against Community. The girls were down in the third game 18-9 and they decided to finish the way they started ? strong. This was characteristic of last year?s team,? stated Fisher.
?Our junior varsity did a great job, winning 21-25, 25-13, 15-6. We had a nice recovery after the first game. Kindyl Black and Callie Orrick played well in the backcourt and Walker played solid. ?
Against Crossville the Lady Pioneers got off to a slow and had a hard time recovering. The Lady Jets middle and outside hitters gave Warren County problems at times and several mental mistakes by the Lady Pioneers gave Crossville the advantage.
?We never quit, but we?re still in the maturing process. We need to relax, while keeping our focus and that got better in the last game.? Fisher stated.
The Lady Pioneers were scheduled to be in District 7-AAA action against Riverdale on Tuesday and will take on White County on Thursday.