BIG LAKE —Coahoma quickly put away Reagan County on Tuesday night for its second victory of 5-3A district play, and is now on the hunt for three more big wins to finish the regular season.
The Bulldogettes (2-3, 11-4) decisively won against the Lady Owls in three sets: 25-11, 25-19, 25-12. Seniors MaKynlee Overton and Julia Cox led Coahoma in the offensive stats with 12 kills and an ace apiece. Zoie Joslin had 30 assists.
With the victory, Coahoma hopes to turn around the season after dropping three games in a row and improve its standing in District 5-3A before playoffs begin.
“We need to continue to work hard every single day in practice,” said Coahoma Head Volleyball Coach Jamie Bonner. “We can’t take a drill off, or a point off in a game. We build our strength by working hard every single day in practice and holding ourselves to high standards.
“Our toughest hurdle is our mentality,” Bonner continued. “We are going to have to climb our way back up, but I have full faith that this team can win out. We’ve been very competitive in all our games this season. None of our losses have been blowouts. We have to focus on the details, and we will get the wins.”
The Bulldogettes, who entered the season with one of the best starts (9-1) in the history of the school’s program, suffered a setback when they lost to Compass Academy, Sonora, and Crane in the first round district play. Both the Compass Academy and Crane matches were decided by a close tiebreaking fifth set.
With three games left to go in the regular season, Bonner said the team knows it’s go time as Coahoma gets ready to host Odessa Compass (4-2, 11-5) this Saturday.
“In our last game with them, they came out and put the ball down and moved all over the place and dug out a bunch of our hits,” Bonner said. “Now we’ve seen their pace of the game, I am looking forward to a rematch.”
Game time for the varsity team is noon on Saturday. JV Red will play at 11 a.m. and JV White hosts a non-district game against Forsan starting 10 a.m.
Sub varsity games: JV Red won: 25-6, 25-13, and JV White lost: 25-11, 15-25, 11-25.
Coahoma @ Reagan County
Coahoma DEF. Reagan County: (25-11, 25-19, 25-12)
Varsity Stats:
Ace: Madison Rodgers 1, Julia Cox 1, Isabella Cox 1, MaKynlee Overton 1.
Kills: MaKynlee Overton 12, Julia Cox 12, Ashley Romero 5, Madison Rodgers 1.
Blocks: MaKynlee Overton 2.
Assists: Zoie Joslin 30.
Digs: Julia Cox 7, Christian Everett 5, MaKynlee Overton 5, Isabella Cox 2, Kenzi Canales 4, Madison Rodgers 1.