Marble Falls volleyball shows resiliency in loss to Killeen
KILLEEN — The Marble Falls High School volleyball team lost to Killeen High 25-21, 7-25, 31-29, 23-25, 11-15 on Sept. 2.
Head coach Julie Downs said she was happy with the effort, noting the Lady Mustangs “played extremely hard.”
She called the results of the second set disappointing but credited the players for their resiliency.
“The Lady Mustangs were able to regroup and reorganize to come back and defeat the Kangaroos,” she said.
The fourth game went back and forth, but the Lady Roos reeled off six consecutive points. Marble Falls fought back to tie the set at 23. Killeen, however, ended the rally with a kill for the win.
Three missed Marble Falls serves allowed the Lady Roos to claim the match.
ON OFFENSE: Kills – Taylor Brackenridge 16, Hanna Wall 14, Baylee Adams 6, and Lauren Loader 4; assists – Kelsie Tackitt 34; aces – Taylor Brackenridge 3, Kelsie Tackitt 2, Shelbi Wyatt 2
ON DEFENSE: Blocks – Lauren Loader 2, Taylor Brackenridge 1; digs – Shelbi Wyatt 22, Taylor Brackenridge 15, Shelcee Clark 5, Kelsie Tackitt 5, Lauren Loader 5
SUBVARSITY SCORES: Freshmen won 20-25, 25-18, 25-14; junior varsity won 25-19, 25-27 and 25-12
RECORDS: Marble Falls is 3-13 overall.
UP NEXT: Marble Falls vs. Killeen Shoemaker, 7 p.m. Sept. 5 at Max Copeland Gym, 2101 Mustang Drive in Marble Falls