Volleyball gearing up for season
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On Tuesday the Lady Pioneers traveled to Tullahoma to take on defending District 8-AAA champs the Lady Wildcats.
Warren County’s varsity sweep Tullahoma 4-0, while the junior varsity won 25-16, 25-20.
In the varsity matchup the Lady Pioneers came out strong and won the first game 25-18. Warren County’s play became more aggressive as the day went on and net play by the Lady Pioneers improved in the second game. Warren County won the second game 25-14, the third game 25-10 and the final game 25-23.
Leading the team in assists were Mary Kate Fisher with eight and Brittany Frazier with seven. Fisher also had nine kills on the day, while Frazier had seven. Ashley Malone produced five kills and Synthia Watts added three. Kathryn McKinley had five aces on the day and Amy Hutton came up with three.
‘Over all we had a very successful day,’ said coach Franklin Fisher. ‘Our transition game was a little slow to develop in the first game, but it became smoother as the day progressed. Our seniors stepped up and did what they were supposed to do. At the net Lauren Lytle, Krystal Lambert and Lori Pepper did a good job and Rachel Walker did a nice job covering the backcourt. I saw it as a very productive day.’
Last Monday Warren County traveled to Chattanooga for a junior varsity match with Chattanooga Arts and Sciences. No official score was recorded, but the junior varsity Lady Pioneers set the tempo of the match early and Fisher viewed the day as a winning effort by his squad.
‘Monday gave us an opportunity to get everyone some work on the floor in a game situation,’ he said. ‘Coach (Brandon) Lowry has done an outstanding job with this program over the past several years. He continues to develop the talent over there and it makes for a very competitive day.’
The Lady Pioneers are scheduled to travel to Chattanooga on Saturday to compete in the Chattanooga Choo-Choo play day.v