PINEVILLE — Clay County overcame lineup changes, injuries and sickness to grind out a four-set victory over Pineville in volleyball action.
The Lady Tigers came out strong and controlled the opening set, winning 25-12. Pineville responded in a tightly contested second set, edging Clay County 25-22 to even the match at one set apiece.
Clay regained control in the third set, overcoming some attacking errors to claim a 25-20 victory and move within one set of the win.
The fourth set was another battle, but the Lady Tigers found a way to close it out with a 25-22 victory to secure the 3-1 match win.
“We fought with grit tonight even though we played with a different rotation and played through injury and sickness as well,” Clay County coach Kendall Deaton Culver said. “We waited too late to adjust to our attacking errors, but we were able to settle the ball down and find a way to secure each set,” she added. “Proud of the fight. Go Tigers.”
