OF gets big District 21-3A victory

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OF gets big District 21-3A victory

Gabriel Pruett

The Orange Leader

ORANGEFIELD — If the Orangefield Lady Bobcats find themselves in the thick of the playoff race down the road, Tuesday night will certainly have played a huge role.

The Lady Bobcats took down the Kirbyville Lady Wildcats in four games with a 25-15, 20-25, 25-19 and 25-20.

Orangefield (9-12, 2-2) got a steady contribution from a number of players highlighted by seniors Kaylin “KK†Little who dished out a match-high 21 assists and Laura Riddick who finished with 13 kills. Riddick also came up with 15 digs while Little finished with 16 digs. Aimee Scales and Olivia Wagner each had eight digs.

Kirbyville’s (2-2) Andi Rawls had a match-high 14 kills.

In the end it was Orangefield’s night to shine as Allie Beach really put the match away in the fourth with six straight service points, including three aces.

Beach came up to serve with the Lady Wildcats leading 15-11.

By the time Beach was done the Lady Bobcats had taken the lead at 16-15 before Kirbyville got Beach off the serve.

“Allie can really step up in big situations for us,†Orangefield Coach Linda Riddick said. “This was a very important win for our team. This has got to give us a big boost of confidence after our loss to Hamshire-Fannett.â€

Jessica Maass was able to serve the game and match out after taking serve with the game tied at 20.

Maass, who had four kills, served up an ace and the final two Orangefield points came off Kirbyville errors as the Lady Bobcats won Game 4, 25-20.

It was Beach who got the Lady Bobcats off to a hot start in the first game as Orangefield jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead. Beach hit two aces in the run.

Kirbyville never took a lead in the first game and Wagner, who had four kills, hit for the last four service points giving Orangefield the 25-15 victory.

The Lady Bobcats seemed out of sink in the second game as Kirbyville capitalized on Orangefield errors.

Orangefield committed 12 errors in the third game and fell behind at one point 19-11.

The Lady Bobcats did battle back to trim the lead to 20-16 behind Little’s three straight service points but could never get over the hump as Kirbyville won 25-20.

The third game was tight throughout as neither team could pull away until Little came up to serve again.

With Orangefield up 17-14, Little hit three straight points giving the Lady Bobcats a 20-14 lead.

Kirbyville battled to within 20-18 but the next Lady Wildcats shot went out.

Orangefield won 25-19 as Little set Riddick on a nice set and kill.

“The kids have to realize they can play with anyone in this district,†Linda Riddick said. “It has been an overall team effort all year. We have a ton of kids stepping up and improving each day.â€

Orangefield returns to action Saturday when they play host to West Orange-Stark.