WCMS falls to Cookeville’s JV

Taylor Grissom returns a shot during Monday’s match against Cookeville High School’s junior varsity.

WCMS eventually fell short in two games, losing the first contest 25-14 but giving the Lady Cavaliers all they wanted in the second before falling by a 25-21 final.

Attack errors by the Lady Pioneers proved costly in the first game, as they allowed Cookeville to built an early lead which grew to as many as eight points.

Although the Lady Pioneers matched their guests point-for-point for a while, Cookeville’s early lead was too much to overcome as the Lady Cavs went up one game to none.

WCMS came out with renewed enthusiasm in Game 2, with Caroline McKinley serving two straight aces to get things going and help her team toward a 4-1 lead.

Cookeville closed the gap to a point, but WCMS kept its lead for a while, before a nine straight Lady Cav points gave them a 17-9 advantage.

Morgan Frye stopped the bleeding with a kill midway through the action, and her play up front combined with a solid serving performance from Megan Dishman pulled WCMS right back into the game. Dishman fired three aces during a seven-point Lady Pioneer run, with Frye recording two kills. A CHS miscue allowed Warren County to close the gap to 20-19, but that was as close as Warren County would get as Cookeville took the match with a 25-21 victory.

WCMS was scheduled to take on Avery Trace Tuesday afternoon.