The Cuero Lady Gobblers were on the road last week for two tough non-district contests. On Tuesday, Aug. 30, they traveled to Poth and went the full five-set distance with the Pirates falling just short in the last set. After dropping the first two sets (24-26, 25-27) the Lady Gobblers came roaring back to take the next two (25-22, 25-19) and forced a fifth set to 15. They would end up losing by three, 15-12. Stat leaders included; Dani Saenz 24 digs to pair with 16 kills, Carly Pullin two aces, Arissa Carbonara two aces, and Dani Saenz two aces. Bromli Watson racked up 30 assists, while Ashtyn Draper added three blocks.
The freshman squad was defeated in two sets, while the JV brought home the sole win after defeating Poth in three.
Next for the Lady Gobblers, walking into state ranked #9 Calhoun, a very tough place to play. After falling behind much as they did on Tuesday, the Lady Gobblers were in a bind down two sets to none (19-25, 21-25). During the third set, the table started to turn. The Lady Gobblers continued to show fight as they took the next two sets (25-19, 25-17) from the Sandies forcing another hard-fought game where they reached the fifth set. The momentum would not be enough as they fell in a tremendously hard-fought battle. The JV and freshman teams also took a loss. Stat leaders included; Arissa Carbonara with 18 kills, Bromli Watson tallied 39 assists to pair with 20 digs. Audrey Kremling served three aces, and Ashtyn Draper totaled 2.5 blocks.
The Lady Gobblers record now stands at 12-10. They will be on the road again on Tuesday, Sept. 6, traveling to Victoria St. Joe in their last match before the start of district play on Friday at the Roost against SA Fox Tech. The match is scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m.
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