Taylor High School varsity volleyball had its second home match of the season on Tuesday night in front of a packed gym as the Lady Ducks hosted Granger High School and swept the Lady Lions in three straight sets: 25-23, 25-9 and 25-14 to seal the deal.
This was one heck of a match to start as 4A Taylor got all it could handle in the first set from 2A Granger playing their hearts out. Back-and-forth action was on display as Granger got out to an early 11-8 lead after a great kill from Lady Lions sophomore Krista Hutka. However, Taylor came back to tie the set at 12-12 after a block at the net from Ducks Lady sophomore Elena Martinez and back-toback kills from senior Hannah Wamble.
Following a kill at the net by Lady Lions senior Jaila Rollie to give Granger a 13-12 advantage, the Lady Ducks strung some points together highlighted by an ace by Wamble to grab the 15-14 lead. Granger senior Tessa Burton, who was superb for the Lady Lions, tied the set 15-15 with one of her handful of kills on the night. The Lady Ducks responded in a big way with kills from senior Ansley Reed and junior Haley Harms to go up 20-17 and force a Granger timeout.
