Orangefield drops nailbiter to Lady Longhorns

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Orangefield drops nailbiter to Lady Longhorns

Van Wade

The Orange Leader

ORANGEFELD — Battling for their playoff lives, the Orangefield Lady Bobcats fought District 21-3A co-champion Hamshire-Fannett in five grueling games but it was the Lady Longhorns that had the final answer.

The Lady Longhorns, after winning the first two games, dropped two straight before coming back in the final game to post a 25-23, 25-12, 19-25, 19-25, 15-10 victory at Bobcat Gym.

The Lady Bobcats (5-5 in 21-3A play) finished the regular season in a tie for the third-place spot with Bridge City (5-5), which swept Hardin-Jefferson Tuesday night.

Orangefield will take on Bridge City at a nuetral site later this week to determine the third-place playoff slot.

The Lady Bobcats battled all the way but didn’t have any answer for Lady Longhorn Kendra Wright. Wright notched 21 kills on the night, five in the crucial fifth game that sealed the match for H-F (9-1), which is tied with Silsbee for the district title.

The H-F win offset a magnificent performance by Lady Bobcat junior Aimee Scales. Scales burned the H-F defense for a team-high 20 kills.

Senior Allie Beach poured out 11 kills to go along with nine service points and six aces. Ashton Wagner had six kills, 12 points and four aces for the Lady Bobcats. Olivia Wagner posted 15 points and two aces. Haley Cole and Morgan Taylor served up four points apiece while Jessica Weldon added three kills.

Wright paced a very balanced H-F attack.

Roni Piggott notched nine kills while Megan LaDay pumped out eight and Elizabeth Files and Shelby Mason contributed seven apiece.

Danielle Johnson was a serving machine for the Lady Longhorns with her 18 points and a whopping seven aces to go along with four kills. Macy Howerton had 11 service points for the Lady Longhorns.

The Lady Bobcats let Game One slip away as they led 23-20 only to watch H-F respond with the game’s final five points.

The Lady Longhorns dominated Game Two and led by as much as 19-5.

Orangefield showed true grit, coming back to take Game Three and Game Four. Once Orangefield grabbed a 6-5 lead in the third game, they never trailed again to take the game by six.

The Lady Bobcats stormed out to a 16-7 cushion in Game Four. H-F whittled it to 19-17 before Scales took over late, finishing with three kills in a 6-2 Lady Bobcat run.

Files added seven points while LaDay and Wright added six apiece.

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Orangefield drops nailbiter to Lady Longhorns

Van Wade

The Orange Leader

ORANGEFELD — Battling for their playoff lives, the Orangefield Lady Bobcats fought District 21-3A co-champion Hamshire-Fannett in five grueling games but it was the Lady Longhorns that had the final answer.

The Lady Longhorns, after winning the first two games, dropped two straight before coming back in the final game to post a 25-23, 25-12, 19-25, 19-25, 15-10 victory at Bobcat Gym.

The Lady Bobcats (5-5 in 21-3A play) finished the regular season in a tie for the third-place spot with Bridge City (5-5), which swept Hardin-Jefferson Tuesday night.

Orangefield will take on Bridge City at a nuetral site later this week to determine the third-place playoff slot.

The Lady Bobcats battled all the way but didn’t have any answer for Lady Longhorn Kendra Wright. Wright notched 21 kills on the night, five in the crucial fifth game that sealed the match for H-F (9-1), which is tied with Silsbee for the district title.

The H-F win offset a magnificent performance by Lady Bobcat junior Aimee Scales. Scales burned the H-F defense for a team-high 20 kills.[/b]

Senior Allie Beach poured out 11 kills to go along with nine service points and six aces. Ashton Wagner had six kills, 12 points and four aces for the Lady Bobcats. Olivia Wagner posted 15 points and two aces. Haley Cole and Morgan Taylor served up four points apiece while Jessica Weldon added three kills.

Wright paced a very balanced H-F attack.

Roni Piggott notched nine kills while Megan LaDay pumped out eight and Elizabeth Files and Shelby Mason contributed seven apiece.

Danielle Johnson was a serving machine for the Lady Longhorns with her 18 points and a whopping seven aces to go along with four kills. Macy Howerton had 11 service points for the Lady Longhorns.

The Lady Bobcats let Game One slip away as they led 23-20 only to watch H-F respond with the game’s final five points.

The Lady Longhorns dominated Game Two and led by as much as 19-5.

Orangefield showed true grit, coming back to take Game Three and Game Four. Once Orangefield grabbed a 6-5 lead in the third game, they never trailed again to take the game by six.

The Lady Bobcats stormed out to a 16-7 cushion in Game Four. H-F whittled it to 19-17 before Scales took over late, finishing with three kills in a 6-2 Lady Bobcat run.

Files added seven points while LaDay and Wright added six apiece.

Good job Aim!

[Gabe]

Aimee, along with several other Lady Cats dont get me wrong, has had a great season.