Loretto was back in action once again last night taking on a familiar foe in Lewis County.
Lady Mustangs came into the game 12-1 overall and undefeated (4-0) in district play to this point.
Loretto would start hot after going on a 9-0 run leading early 12-3. Senior Becca Henieman would lead the charge for the Lady Mustangs in the first set with a total of eight kills in the first set finishing the game with a total of 13 kills for the game. Loretto would go onto win the first set 25-6.
The second set would be mostly back and forth until later in the set. Loretto would go on a 7-0 run to take a 24-11 lead over the Lady Panthers. Junior Anna Kate Cheatham would catch fire with five kills in the second set and seven in the game. Lady Mustangs would take the second set 25-11.
Starting the third set it was all Loretto, as they would jump out to a quick 12-3 lead forcing Lewis County to call a timeout. Senior Ally Weathers would step up in a big way in the third with five kills in the third and one ace. Weathers would finish the game with 12 kills.
The Lady Mustangs defeated Lewis County in the third set 25-8 and won the match three sets to none, improving to 13-1 overall and staying undefeated (5-0) in district play.
Nick Quillen was impressed with the dominant win and how his team performed against the Lady Panthers.
“I’m happy with how they played,” Quillen said. “They hounded in quickly and were able to focus on the things they were supposed to do and real scrappy with the ball,” Quillen said.
The Lady Mustangs will be back in action tomorrow morning to play in the Creek Wood Tournament (Charolette, TN) and are looking forward to the challenge ahead.
“I think we are ready. The biggest thing this week is it has been a lighter week for us and not as much of a push in the weeks before,” Quillen said. “We just got to be ready for Saturday and it might not be a cake walk, and we are going to have to wake up get going and go to work,” Quillen said.
Loretto’s first game will be at 9 a.m. on Saturday against another familiar team in Creek Wood looking to run the gauntlet and take home the gold.
