The Littlefield Lady Cats’ varsity volleyball team bounced back after losing the first set, 9-25, Saturday in Brownfield to take the next three, 25-21, 25-23 and 25-13, winning the match, 3-1.
With the win, the Lady Cats improve to 11-7 overall on the season.
The Lady Cats never really got going in set one, as they fell behind in the match, 0-1.
But, in set two, Madi Brown served up four consecutive points, before Brownfield delivered a kill off of Myli Hernandez to make the score, 4-1. Bri Valdez sent a hit out of bounds to trim the lead to, 4-2, but Cali Saldana delivered a kill off of Lucy Guzman to push their lead back out to, 5-2.
Brailee Franco sent a hit into the net for the Lady Cubs and Cali Saldana followed it up with an ace to stretch their lead to, 7-2, before Madi Williams hit the foul pole with a tip, making the score, 7- 3. Brownfield would score back-toback points on Littlefield miscues, before they were called for a carry turning the serve back over to Littlefield with the score, 8-5.
Williams served up an ace, before sending her next serve out of bounds to make the score, 9-6. The teams exchanged points, before Kenzie Gutierrez sent a hit into the net, making the score, 11-7. Jaylyn Gonzales was called for a doublehit and Gutierrez followed it up with a hit into the net, pushing the Lady Cat lead to, 13-7.
A Brownfield rally would bring them to withing three points, after an ace from the Lady Cubs, making the score, 13-10, but on the next play, a block by Cali Saldana was hit out of bounds by Jasmyn Rodriguez, stretching the lead back out to, 14-10. Valdez had her serve sail out of bounds, but Cali Saldana delivered a kill and on the next play, the Lady Cubs were called for four hits, making the score, 16-11.
Brown sent a serve sailing out of bounds, but Cali Saldana again responded with a kill for the Lady Cats, making the score, 17-12. Brownfield took a time out, and out of the break, Amea Cerveny sent a kill out of bounds, pushing the lead to, 18-12. Cobi Saldana sent a tip into the net and Franco followed it up with a kill in front of Brown to cut the lead to, 18-14.
Gonzales sent a kill out of bounds and Franco hit a ball into the net, before Gonzales delivered a kill off of the block attempt from sophomore, Maggie McNeese, making the score, 20-15. Brownfield would draw within two points after delivering a kill on the sideline to make the score, 23- 21, as Littlefield took a time out to talk things over.
Out of the break, junior, Lyric Rios, delivered a kill off of Guzman and Rodriguez sent a hit into the net, to make the score, 25-21, as Littlefield evened the match, 1-1.
Brownfield jumped out to a, 1-3, lead in set three, but Shem Gurrea sent a serve short of the net and Cali Saldana tipped the net for a kill to tie things up, 3-3. She followed it up with an ace off of Azanae Dominguez, but her next serve fell short of the net, keeping the set knotted up, 4-4. Brownfield couldn’t capitalize, as Gonzales sent a kill sailing out of bounds to make the score, 5-4.
Hernandez dropped a kill in front of Guzman, but Cobi Saldana sent a hit into the net on the next play, making the score, 6-5. A few plays later Brownfield would tie the set once more at, 7-7, after serving up an ace off of Brown. Rios was called for a double-hit for the Lady Cats and a tip from the Lady Cubs was tipped out of bounds by Cobi Saldana, putting Brownfield in front, 7-9.
Franco sent a hit into the net to end the rally for Brownfield, as Alyssa Torres followed it up with an ace to tie the set, 9-9. Franco was called for a double hit, bu Cali Saldana came across the net on a tip on the next play to keep the set tied, 10-10. Brownfield went on a four-point rally, before Littlefield responded with a kill from Rios off of Rodriguez, making the score, 1114.
Rios dropped in a tip over Cerveny for a kill and Valdez followed it up with an ace off of Guzman, making the score, 13-14. Cali Saldana tipped the net with a hit, as the ball was hit out of bounds by Cerveny, tying the set, 14-14. Cerveny answered with a kill in front of Brown and Valdez was called for a carry on the next play, putting the Lady Cubs back in front, 14-16.
Cali Saldana delivered a kill off of Guzman to make it a one-pioint game, but on the next play, she was blocked by Cerveny and the ball was hit into the net on the cover by Valdez, making the score, 15-17. Two plays later, Gurrea sent a serve short of the net, and Franco sent a ball sailing out of bounds on the next play, tying the set, 17-17. The teams continued to go back and forth until Cobi Saldana closed out the set with a kill in front of the block attempt from Gutierrez, making the score, 25-23, as Littlefield went up, 2-1 in the match.
Brownfield again jumped out to a, 1- 3, lead in set four, but Littlefield would battle back to tie the set, 4-4, after Gonzales sent a kill sailing out of bounds. Gonzales answered with a kill off of McNeese’s block attempt, but the Lady Cubs were called for a double-hit on the next play, keeping the set tied, 5-5.
A hit from Cobi Saldana fell in for a kill and Gurrea was called for a double hit on the next play, making the score, 7-5. Gurrea sent a hit into the net, pushing the lead to, 8-5, as Brownfield took a time out to talk things over. Out of the break, Gabby Medina sent a hit into the net and Franco followed it up with an ace off of Medina, bringing them within one point, 87.
Franco sent a serve short of the net for Brownfield and Gonzales sent a tip into the net, making the score, 10-7. Torres served up an ace on the back line for the Lady Cats, but a tip from Rodriguez on the next play fell in for a kill trimming the lead to, 11-8. The Lady Cubs served up an ace off of Gomez, but Williams responded with a kill off of Franco to make the score, 12-9.
The Lady Cubs were called for four hits and on the next play a tip by Gutierrez landed out of bounds on the sideline, making the score, 14-9, as Brownfield took a time out. Out of the break, Franco was called for a double hit, before Samerrah Dickson delivered a kill off of Valdez to make the score, 15-10. Back- to- back miscues from Littlefield had the Lady Cubs within three points, before they sent back-to-back hits into the net from Gutierrez and Cerveny, stretching the Littlefield lead to, 17-12.
Littlefield would close out the set on an, 8-1, scoring run, taking set four, 25-13, and the match, 3-1.
The Lady Cats hosted Lamesa and Dimmitt for a dual on Tuesday at Wildcat Gym. Results were not available at press time. They will continue their season on Saturday at home against Tahoka.
The first set is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m.