The Pride overcame second- and third-set losses to capture the extended fourth-set victory and the deciding fifth set to claim a spot in the Dulles District championship match.
Author: Christal Gotimer
The Tigers bent but never broke as they secured their spot in the Potomac District championship with another 3-0 victory against the Falcons on October 29 in Ashburn.
Loudoun Valley found their groove late in the first set and never looked back en route to a 25-21, 25-19, 25-17 sweep of Tuscarora on October 28 in Leesburg.
As the Panthers celebrated Dig Pink, they brought the energy needed to complete the sweep of the Lightning—25-15, 25-13, 25-20.
The Spartans used a big push to end the first set and carried that momentum all the way through the rest of the match to sweep the Knights: 25-18, 25-17, 25-22.
Independence used a big third-set push to overcome a Stone Bridge lead and complete the sweep—26-24, 25-16, 28-26—on September 26 in Ashburn.