By: Ross Van De Griek
WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla.- The Wiregrass Ranch Bulls came into tonight's district matchup with the Mitchell Mustangs in a tie for 3rd place in District 6A-5. The host Bulls come out on top in 4 sets (25-12, 21-25, 25-14, 25-12). Wiregrass Ranch head coach Robin Holowiak, called tonight's win "A huge win, to give ourselves a spot inside the top 3 in the district."
The opening set was controlled by Wiregrass Ranch right from the opening serve, as they started on a 14-8 run, that featured a couple aces by Wiregrass Ranch's Emily Morris & Zoi Evans. Wiregrass Ranch came out of the Mitchell timeout and responded by going on a 6-1 run, to take a commanding 20-9 lead in the opening set. The host Bulls would not look back, as sophomore Kayla Baer closed out the set with an ace, as Wiregrass Ranch would go up 1-0, with a 25-12 opening set win.
The second set was just about as even as you could call it. Both Mitchell & Wiregrass Ranch would trade points back & forth for majority of the first half of the second set. Wiregrass Ranch had a 14-12 lead at the midway point of the second set. Mitchell responded following the timeout with a 7-3 run & took a 19-17 lead, followed by a kill from Mitchell's Jordan Moore. Mitchell would close out the 2nd set, 25-21 to even the match at 1-1.
Wiregrass Ranch would respond in the third set & would not look back, as junior Zoi Evans was all over the court, collecting 4 kills & a couple blocks. Wiregrass Ranch took a 15-9 lead in the third set, before Mitchell head coach Lea Weber had to settle her team down. Mitchell would make things a little interesting, making it 17-11 in the third set. However, the host Bulls would never trail in the third set, 25-14 & took a 2-1 match lead.
The fourth set was also mainly controlled by Wiregrass Ranch, where senior outside hitter Hanna Sifford had 3 kills in the fourth set. Junior Zoi Evans would also add some kills & had a couple blocks in the set. Wiregrass Ranch started the fourth set on an 18-8 run, that started with a couple of service errors by Mitchell's Marysa Connors & Elizabeth McDonald. Later in the fourth set, Wiregrass Ranch would take a 23-11 lead on an ace by Emily Morris. Wiregrass Ranch would close out the set, 25-12 & the match, 3-1.
The road ahead for Mitchell: @ Hudson (9/20)
The road ahead for Wiregrass Ranch: vs River Ridge (9/24)
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