Lady Wildcats Escape DAWGS Grip

In a tight game from beginning to finish, set #2 was as close and as full of emotion as one could stand. There were 15 ties in this thriller and Lake Highlands led Magnolia by 4 points at one juncture (11-7). It looked like vintage DAWGS as Michele Williams and Kelli Stewart teamed up to block the first point. But just as quickly the DAWGS fell back (1-3) with a couple of errors, only to have Williams block the middle (2-3) and blast away for a kill at 3-3.

Both teams went on to battle in this one as both obviously thought this was a pivotal win. If the DAWGS were to win it, it would've made it extremely difficult for the 'Cats to come back and win 3 straight after being down 0-2. It was paramount that the 'Cats equalize the match and momentum on this one and take some of the steam out of the stronger Lady Bulldogs.

Lady Bulldog junior hitter Meagan Little jammed 'em with a missle in the middle!

It was coming down to a 'photo-finish' in a game that both teams needed desperately to win. Here's the audio:

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We lost the audio in Set #3, and it's probably just as well!! The cellular reception in the Coliseum was giving us as hard of a time as the Lady Wildcats were! The Lady Bulldogs had a commanding lead of 8 points at 11-3 in this one and looked invincible, then inexplicably, let the Lady Wildcats off the mat! Point by point, the 'Cats turned the momentum around and scored 10 straight while the error prone DAWGS suffered an untimely, catastrophic and unrecoverable meltdown. From their new vantage point at 13-11, the 'Cats continued to outplay the DAWGS 12 to 7 and finish with a 25-18 victory and a 2-1 lead in the set department. Ouch!! Now the pressure was on the Lady Bulldogs to tie the match up and win it with 2 straight!

GO LADY BULLDOGS!!!