County rivals keep Lady Tigers searching
Photo by David Kapitan
Olivia McMath soars high in the air to register a Lady Tiger point at home Sept. 27.
The Wills Point Lady Tigers will need to make up ground in a hurry if they plan on extending their streak of playoff appearances this season, dropping to 0-3 overall in District 13-4A play with home losses to both Canton and Van last week.
Lady Tiger players had to work overtime against the visiting Eaglettes Sept. 27, battling through five competitive sets before coming up just short.
Canton drew first blood, narrowly taking the first set 25-23 behind superior serving and better play from their back row.
Wills Point evened the match during the second set, capitalizing on big hitting from its core group of underclassmen to edge Canton 25-22.
With the match tied at a set apiece, Eaglette players responded by holding Wills Point’s big hitters in check to take the third set by a 25-23 count.
The Lady Tigers got the better of Canton in the fourth set, 25-18, setting up a fifth and final set to determine which team would be taking home their first district win of the season.
