October 4, 2021 - The Lady Riders won in five sets against the Lady Dragons on Tuesday, September 21. The Riders won the first set 25-20 but fell the next two sets 20-25 and 14-25. The Lady Riders refused to concede and fault back to win the last two sets 26-24 and 15-12.
Shelbyville Game
Number (Position), Player Name - Stats
#1 (RS) Americus Sparks - 3 Digs
#2 (RS/DS) Kaylee Cox - 2 Kills, 26 Digs
#3 (Libero) Gracie Whisenant - 41 Digs
#4 (RS) Alli Stuever - 1 Kill, 1 Block, 5 Digs
#5 (S) Mickihiya Cartwright - 20 Assists, 11 Digs
#7 (DS/RS) Gabby Whisenant - 13 Digs
#9 (OH) May Johnson - 1 Ace, 5 Kills, 2 Blocks, 27 Digs
#12 (S/OH/DS) Kaiya Hubbard - 4 Kills, 27 Digs
#14 (MB) Breanna Windham - 1 Ace, 3 Kills, 2 Blocks, 8 Digs
#16 (MB) Aniyah Boykins - 5 Kills, 8 Blocks, 15 Digs
Next, the Riders felt defeat against the Palestine Wildcats on Friday, September 24. Center lost in four sets. Center lost the first set 17-25 but came back to win the second set in a close matchup 26-24. The Riders just couldn't take the lead and loss the next two sets 10-25 and 18-25.
Palestine Game
Number (Position), Player Name - Stats
#1 (RS) Americus Sparks - 2 Digs
#2 (RS/DS) Kaylee Cox - 2 Kills, 21 Digs
#3 (Libero) Gracie Whisenant - 46 Digs
#4 (RS) Alli Stuever - 5 Digs
#5 (S) Mickihiya Cartwright - 1 Kills, 8 Assists, 14 Digs
#7 (DS/RS) Gabby Whisenant - 19 Digs
#9 (OH) May Johnson - 2 Aces, 4 Kills, 5 Blocks, 8 Digs
#12 (S/OH/DS) Kaiya Hubbard - 2 Kills, 1 Block, 13 Digs
#14 (MB) Breanna Windham - 1 Kill, 2 Blocks, 1 Dig
On Friday, October 1, the Riders lost in three sets to Rusk. Set one ended 13-25, second set was 19-25, and the third set was 14-25.
Rusk Game
Number (Position), Player Name - Stats
#1 (RS) Americus Sparks - 3 Digs
#2 (RS/DS) Kaylee Cox - 4 Digs
#3 (Libero) Gracie Whisenant - 17 Digs
#4 (RS) Alli Stuever - 1 Kill, 2 Blocks, 2 Digs
#5 (S) Mickihiya Cartwright - 12 Assists, 4 Digs
#7 (DS/RS) Gabby Whisenant - 6 Digs
#9 (OH) May Johnson - 1 Ace, 2 Kills, 1 Block, 7 Digs
#12 (S/OH/DS) Kaiya Hubbard - 1 Ace, 2 Kills, 9 Digs
#14 (MB) Breanna Windham - 4 Kills, 1 Block, 3 Digs
#16 (MB) Aniyah Boykins - 3 Kills, 6 Blocks, 5 Digs
The Lady Riders host Jasper at home tomorrow, October 5 with F/JV/V playing. Games start at 4:30pm. Then they play against Carthage at home on Friday, October 8th. To view the CHS Volleyball Schedule, click here.
