B-Team Goes 2-0 for the week.
Posted September 19, 2010
#22 Lexi McGranahan gets a kill for the Lady Wildcats as teammate #9 Emma Rushton is there for back-up.
Monday, September 13 the Lady Wildcats hosted the Hickman County Lady Bulldogs. In the previous meeting, the Lady Wildcats came away with the win needing all 3 sets to determine the match winner. In the first set of the match Waverly was very much in control with strong serving performances from Lofton etheridge and Lexi McGranahan. The Lady Wildcats won the first set 25-13. The second set was not so favorable for Waverly as they took the loss 25-12. But in the third set, Abbie Landiss and Emma Rushton stepped up for the Lady Wildcats at the serving line and Waverly took the set 15-9 giving them the match win.
Waverly's B-Team was hoping to only need two sets to take the win in this meeting. The first set started with Waverly serving first but the rally was lost to Hickman County. The Lady Bulldogs then lost the next rally and the serve went back to Waverly. After the first complete round of rotation for the set, the Lady Wildcats had a comfortable 14-6 lead and went on to take the set 25-19. In the second set, the Lady Wildcats had a 3 or 4-point run on almost every turn at serve and easily took the set 25-12.
The second win of the week for Waverly's B-Team was against the East Hickman Lady Eagles. In their previous meeting, this match also went to the third set with the win going to East Hickman. The Lady Wildcats were looking to turn that around in this meeting. Waverly did take the win in only two sets with scores of 25-22 and 25-21.