The Silverdale Baptist Academy volleyball program is one win away from appearing in the TSSAA Division II-A state finals.
On Tuesday at Middle Tennessee Christian School, the Lady Seahawks bounced back from an opening 3-0 loss to the hosts (set scores of 23-25, 14-25 and 21-25) by keeping their season alive with a 3-1 victory over Battle Ground Academy by scores of 30-28, 17-25, 25-20 and 25-15.
Silverdale Baptist (28-8) will take on the loser between MTCS (31-3) and Lakeway Christian (24-2) at 6 ET Wednesday at MTCS, with the winner earning a spot in Thursday’s Division II-A championship match at noon.
Led by fourth-year head coach Geri Gearrin, the Lady Seahawks made their TSSAA state championships debut and were the only local team to win on Tuesday.
Baylor had its season come to a close at 26-8 overall as the Division II-AA Lady Red Raiders were swept by CPA (17-25, 30-32, 14-25) and Knoxville Catholic (17-25, 11-25, 14-25).
Class 1A’s Arts & Sciences (28-8) opened its fourth straight state tournament appearance with a 3-1 loss to Summertown by the scores of 23-25, 25-19, 23-25 and 21-25. CSAS will play Union City (24-7) in Wednesday’s elimination match at 6, held at Siegel High School.
Class 2A’s Signal Mountain (29-13) fell in three sets to Valor College Prep by the scores of 11-25, 13-25, and 15-25. The Lady Eagles will face Sullivan East at 3:30 Wednesday at Rockvale High School.
Ringgold advances in GHSA
Ringgold defeated Columbus 3-2 Tuesday in a GHSA Class AA quarterfinal match in Columbus by set scores of 25-15, 21-25, 25-22, 21-25 and 16-14.
The Lady Tigers (34-11) will face Franklin County in Saturday’s semifinal round at Pope High School at noon. Franklin defeated Sonoraville 3-0 Tuesday.
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