KFDM COOP Posted October 11, 2008 Report Posted October 11, 2008 Lady Bobcats sweep WO-S Van Wade The Orange Leader WEST ORANGE — After struggling in their last two matches, the Orangefield Lady Bobcats found their groove Saturday morning, downing the West Orange-Stark Lady Mustangs 25-23, 25-13, 25-20 to stay in the thick of the District 21-3A playoff chase at Mustang Gym. The win pushes the Lady Bobcats to 3-2 in 21-3A play while the Lady Mustangs dropped to 0-5. Aimee Scales spearheaded the Lady Bobcat attack, posting a match-high 13 kills to go along with 10 service points and three aces. Allie Beach was strong at the net as well with 12 kills while Ashton Wagner posted seven. Ishaneka Gant and Marcquishola Solomon were the lady Mustang top hitters with Gant notching nine kills and Solomon eight. Mishanequa Warnell contributed five kills. Game One was tight all the way through. The Lady Bobcats broke open a 21-21 tie by tallying four of the final six points as Beach finished it off with a kill. In Game Two, the Lady Bobcats stormed out to an 11-1 cushion before the Lady Mustangs rallied back to get to within 14-10. However, the lady Bobcats tallied 11 of the next 14 points to pull away. WO-S led Game Three by as much as 13-9. Kelsey Beard gave the Lady Bobcats a big spurt, serving up five straight points to give the Lady Bobcats the lead. Beach closed the third game in the same fashion as she did the first, with a slam down the left baseline. Olivia Wagner served up 12 points and an ace for the Lady Bobcats. Freshman Kaitlyn Henson had a solid all-around game with her eight points, four kills and three aces while Beach also served up five points. Gant had nine service points for WO-S while Johneshia Sims had nine points and two aces. The two Orange County schools go at it again Tuesday night when the Lady Bobcats host WO-S.
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