Athletics News
Varsity splits, JV runs win streak to seven in tri-match
The Lady Indians' varsity and JV took five-game win streaks into a Thursday tri-match with Stephens County and Rabun Gap. The JV Lady Indians won both matches to stretch their win streak to seven in a row. The varsity squad split, falling first to Rabun Gap before rebounding with a win over Stephens County.
VARSITY
The #6-ranked Lady Indians saw their five-match win streak come to a close with a 2-0 loss to Rabun Gap. The girls then rebounded with a 2-0 win over hosts Stephens County.
In the Rabun Gap match, TFS fell 18-25 and 21-25 to drop the match. A 26-24 close first set win over Stephens was followed with a 25-14 second set to clinch the match.
The Lady Indians are now 18-8 overall, and will get a long break, and return to action on Saturday, September 24 in a Gainesville playdate.
JV
The JV Lady Indians won both ends of their tri-match on Thursday, taking a 2-1 thriller over Rabun Gap and then a 2-0 win over Stephens, stretching the win streak to seven. A 25-18 win in the first set against Rabun Gap was followed by a 22-25 set to knot the match. In the final set, TFS won 15-8.
It was a quick 2-0 win over Stephens, taking a 25-17 set win and then a 25-20 set to claim the match. With the wins, the JV team is now 14-4 overall.
"Chesney [Tanksley] worked very hard and had some really great sets that allowed Kiersten [George], Caroline [Smith], and Katerina [Foskey] to get some good hits," says coach Tykia Thompson.
MATCH SCORES:
Lady Indians L 0-2 vs Rabun Gap: 18-25, 21-25
Lady Indians W 2-0 vs Stephens County: 26-24, 25-14
Lady Indians JV W 2-1 vs Rabun Gap: 25-18, 22-25, 15-8
Lady Indians JV W 2-0 vs Stephens County: 25-17, 25-20