Baylor has high hopes this high school volleyball season, but the Lady Red Raiders’ first goal is to be the top-seeded team from the East/Middle Region when the TSSAA Division II-AA state playoffs begin.
They could be facing their toughest league match to date Saturday when Harpeth Hall visits for an 11 a.m. match.
Baylor (28-0, 6-0), which first hosts Brentwood Academy at 4:30 p.m. Friday, is rated No. 5 nationally in the most recent MaxPreps Xcellent 25 rankings. Harpeth Hall (16-4, 2-0 going into Tuesday’s match at Ensworth) has an imposing front line that features 6-foot-2 Ole Miss commitment Lauren Bars.
“They’re a heavy junior and senior group that’s had some good years in the past,” Baylor coach Sarah Lail said of the Honey Bears. “They’re big and strong. They look a lot like us.”
Lail said her team’s defense will be challenged to keep shots off the floor and the offense is going to have to be in synch.