Central’s Skylar Wolfe (2) hits a point winning shot between Red Bank defenders Marjorie Smith (3) and Jasmine Simpson Thursday on the way to a 3-1 win over the Lady Lions.To hear the coaches tell it, both Central and Red Bank expected a hotly contested volleyball match Thursday at Central in their District 6-AA high school match, and neither disappointed.
However, that meant one team would leave disappointed. It wasn’t Central, which defeated the Lionettes 3-1. Set scores were 25-23, 23-25, 28-26, 25-20.
That leaves Central (13-9, 3-0) and Hixson (3-0) as the last remaining district unbeaten teams, and they play Tuesday at Central.
“This just sets the tone for what we can do,” Central first-year coach Jeff Baughman said.
Red Bank (13-10, 3-1) scored the first four points Thursday, and not many runs on the day were much longer for either team. The largest lead in the match was six points for each team. The Lionettes led by that many three times in the second set, and the Lady Purple Pounders’ apex was at 18-12 in the third.