TFS Varsity and JV earn wins over Rabun Gap
Brian Carter, Director of Sports Communication and Digital Media at Tallulah Falls School (TFS) reports that the TFS Varsity and JV volleyball teams earn wins over Rabun Gap. The Lady Indians varsity volleyball made quick work of visiting Rabun Gap on Tuesday night at home. TFS won in straight sets, 3-0, as the programs played a best-of-five match. TFS took the opening set 25-14. After taking a quick 8-2 lead that forced a timeout by Rabun Gap, the girls went up 11-2 as part of a 9-point run with Allie Dalton serving. The visitors pulled within 17-12, but TFS closed it out with an 8-3 run. Katy Corbett had seven kills, Barrett Whitener had four, and Sarah Jennings had three. Dalton was outstanding all around, making great serves and setting up the TFS hitters well. TFS was even more efficient in the second set, earning a 25-12 win. Again it was a quick start that set the pace. With Dalton again serving, the Lady Indians went up 8-0. Rabun Gap had many unforced errors, but pulled to within 13-6 later in the set. The Lady Eagles held that deficit throughout, but the Lady Indians won 25-12. Corbett had five kills in the set, while Jennings had two. Rabun Gap wouldn’t go quietly, and put up a great fight in the final set, which resulted in a 25-20 TFS win. Both teams swapped points and were knotted at 8-8 before TFS went on a 7-2 run to take a 15-10 advantage and force a timeout. In total, the Lady Indians used an 11-3 run to pull away. Rabun Gap rallied to within four points late, but Corbett put the game away with one of her five kills in the set. Jennings had four kills. Dalton and Nancy Fisher were excellent at the serve position in the final set. TFS is now 16-12 on the season, and travel on Thursday to East Jackson for a tri-match with the host school and Prince Avenue Christian. The Lady Indians have beaten both opponents already this season.
SCORE RECAP:
W 3-0 vs Rabun Gap: 25-14, 25-12, 25-20
The Lady Indians JV volleyball team came out to play their “A” game against a talented Rabun Gap squad on Tuesday. The girls earned a 3-0 win, taking the match in straight sets. Rabun Gap held a 13-10 lead in the first set before TFS came back for the win. “Marissa Gergeni and Julianne Shirley provided strong serving to start off the second round of rotations which led the team to a 9-3 run over Rabun Gap,” says coach Matt Crotta. “The Indians put together some great combinations to take down Eagles in the first set 25 – 21.” TFS came out and played with even more confidence in the second set as Kitty Rodenas got off to a great start with hitting from the outside. “Our defense and sharp hitting gave enough support to Shirley as she served the longest run of the season for us with 11 straight serves,” adds Crotta. This gave the Lady Indians a 21-16 lead over Rabun Gap, as the girls went on to win 25-18 in the second set. Gergeni was feeling the serve and got the Lady Indians off to a 8-1 lead start the third set. This gave TFS a lead that would prove to be too much to overcome for the visiting Lady Eagles. TFS finished off the match with a third set 25-18 score. The win moves the JV team to 11-8 on the season. They travel on Thursday to East Jackson to play the host school and Prince Avenue Christian.
SCORE RECAP:
W 3-0 vs Rabun Gap: 25-21, 25-18, 25-18
