Hixson’s Courtney Jones (12) and Haleigh Raber wait for the ball during a volleyball match between Hixson and Central Tuesday at Central High School.Hixson’s volleyball team Tuesday finished what it started, and finished like it started.
The Lady Wildcats sandwiched commanding sets around two others — one they eked out and won they lost — but in all it was enough to defeat Central 3-1 in a District 6-AA high school match at Brown Middle School. Set scores were 25-12, 28-26, 16-25, 25-17.
Hixson (15-12, 4-0) is now the only 6-AA team without a district loss. Its remaining district matches are next Tuesday against Red Bank, which has one district loss, and two days later against East Ridge. Both are at Hixson.
“There’s still work to be done,” Hixson coach Janet Tate said, “and not a lot of time to do it.”
The Lady Wildcats came out ready to work, prompting a Central timeout when they took a 9-3 lead. They went up 17-7 on one of Morghan White’s five aces in the match, and except for 19-10 it was a double-digit advantage the rest of the way.