Rockdale’s Lady Tiger volleyball team overcame early setbacks in Friday’s match with Rogers to get their second district win 25-22, 25-19, 22-25, 25-21.
During the first set, both teams went back and forth with the Lady Tigers prevailing.
After trailing in the second set, Rockdale fought back to take a 22-18 lead when Haven Jimenez fell and injured herself.
Not returning to the game, RHS was forced to regroup and play without the four-year starter and took the set 25-19.
Although they lost the third set, the Lady Tigers adapted with starters Yolianna Castillo, Julie Bartsch, Brande Breithaupt and Emma Whitsel taking charge and reserves Elizabeth Perry, Hailey Webb and Saige Robertson rising to the occasion and taking the match in the fourth set.
“I am very proud of the way the girls kept their heads up when things became tough,” RHS coach Kelsey Hudson said. “They had to play with confidence and positivity to win this match and they definitely stepped up to the plate.”
STATS— Brande Breithaupt- 2 kills, 7 assists, 13 digs; Halle Jimenez- 4 aces, 1 kill, 2 assists, 18 digs; Yolianna Castillo- 1 ace, 1 kills, 33 assists, 24 digs; Elizabeth Perry- 12 digs; Emma Whitsel- 1 ace, 19 digs; Hailey Webb- 4 kills, 2 digs; Saige Robertson- 6 kills; Haven Jimenez- 1 ace, 9 kills, 14 digs;Julie Bartsch- 24 kills, 2 blocks, 9 digs.
LAST WEEK—Three days prior to hosting Rogers, the Blue-and-Gold hosted Lago Vista, who they beat 25-17, 25-16, 16-25, 25-17, in a match where the Lady Tigers took advantage of LVHS errors.
THIS WEEK—RHS faced Academy in the Tiger Gymnasium after press time and hit the road Friday to take on rival Cameron. Like the Lady Tigers, the
Like the Lady Tigers, the Yoe are 2-2 after Lady four games of play in District 19-3A with a 3-0 loss to top-ranked Lexington and a five-set loss to Academy in their district opener.
Their victories were a 3-2 win over Rogers and a 3-0 sweep over Caldwell this past Friday, a team Rockdale fell to 3-2 in their second district contest.
Game time is 4:30 p.m.
MHS/THS—On Saturday afternoon, the Lady Dogs defeated the Lady Eagles 25-10, 25-16, 25-21 at the Geneva Paceley Gym in Milano.
STATS—MILANO: Dara Doelitsch, 11 digs; Kadance Koenig, 3 digs, 4 kills, 3 assists; Karyme Santana, 15 digs, 1 ace, 1 kill; Peyton Robertson, 9 digs, 2 blocks, 7 assists, 2 kills, 2 aces; Montgomery Popham, 7 blocks, 3 digs, 3 kills, 1 ace; Kylee Harris, 3 digs, 1 kill; Aaliyah McBrewer, 14 digs, 4 kills, 1 ace. THORN-DALE—Natalie Garcia, 8 digs; Natalie Newton, 7 kills, 1 digs; Kassidy Eubanks, 1 kill; Hadley Meadors, 8 digs, 2 aces; Abby Dickerson, 17 assists, 12 digs, 2 aces; Makayla Lafferty, 9 digs, 4 kills; Kyndal Robinson, 10 kills, 13 assists, 3 digs, 3 aces; Saryn Peel, 5 digs; Makaelyn Vivas, 1 dig, 1 ace; Kinley Meadors, 3 digs, 5 kills, 3 blocks; Landri Martinka, 10 digs.
MILANO—Four days before, the Lady Eagles lost to Holland 25-17, 25-17, 25-17.
STATS— Doelitsch, 18 digs; Santana, 12 digs; Robertson 11 digs, 5 assists, 6 kills; Popham, 3 blocks, 4 kills; Harris, 4 blocks, 3 kills; Gordon, 6 digs, 10 assists, 3 kills; McBrewer, 9 digs, 7 kills.
THIS WEEK—The 2-4 Lady Eagles traveled to Bartlett Tuesday after press time and host Rosebud-Lott on Saturday.
MHS faced the Lady Cougars on Sept. 7 at RLHS, where they lost in a tie-breaker 21-25, 25-20, 25-16, 17-25, 11-15.
First serve is scheduled for 2 p.m.
THORNDALE—Prior to their win in Milano, the Lady Dogs defeated Rosebud-Lott 25-14, 25-18, 25-18 last Tuesday.
STATS—Garcia 1 dig; Newton, 1 kill, 2 digs, 1 blocks; Eubanks, 4 kills, 1 assist, 1 dig, 7 aces; Dickerson, 1 kill, 12 assists, 4 digs; Emily Reeves, 2 kills; Lafferty, 3 kills, 2 assists, 2 digs; Robinson, 8 kills, 5 assists, 2 blocks, 5 aces; Peel, 1 assist, 4 digs, 2 aces; Vivas, 1 dig; Meadors, 6 kills, 1 assist, 3 blocks; Martinka, 7 digs, 2 aces.
THIS WEEK—Thorndale faced Granger on Tuesday after the release of this week’s Reporter and travel to Holland Saturday. Game time is set for 3 p.m.
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