Izabela Zdunick keeps the ball alive for Ooltewah High School during the first set of a volleyball game at Soddy-Daisy High School on Thursday. Soddy Daisy beat Ooltewah in two of three set.Soddy-Daisy came into its high school volleyball match against Ooltewah sitting in first place in the District 5-AAA standings and the Lady Trojans did nothing Thursday but strengthen their hold.
They shook off a lethargic start in the third game and went on to sweep the Lady Owls 3-0 at Soddy-Daisy. The game scores were 25-20, 25-15, 25-16.
The Lady Trojans improved to 24-7 and more importantly 7-0 in the district. Ooltewah’s only two losses in seven district matches have been to Soddy-Daisy.
“I’m not exactly sure how the other teams in the district are doing, as far as who beat who,” Soddy-Daisy coach Lorri Johnson said. “I’ve just been focused on us. We’re in the driver’s seat, I’ll put it that way, toward the district regular-season title. That makes a big difference in how things set up for the district tournament.”
Ooltewah coach Elaine Peigen was able to find positives in her team in the first and third games, the latter the Lady Owls led 16-12. Then behind the serving of Sarah Davis and the net play of Rachel Shaughnessy, both recent Lee University commitments, the Lady Trojans scored 13 unanswered points to end it.