The 7th Grade Lady Mustangs Volleyball C Team played a tough, talented  and well skilled Cobb team tonight at home.  The Cobb C team was solid all around, especially serving.   The Staley girls had some good passes and hits, but could not match the offensive power of the Cyclones. The Cobb team was a force that any team would have to execute great plays to beat them.    Although, the  Staley girls played tough, the Cyclones won in two straight sets.  Hopefully the Lady Mustangs can regroup, and build consistency to give them the opportunity to win.  Stay strong Lady Mustangs!!!

The Staley 7th Grade B team started off a little slow, getting behind early to the Cobb Cyclones.  However, after some strong serving by #7 and #22, the Staley girls were making a comeback.  More solid serving by #6 and #31, combined with some digs and hits had the Mustangs pulling ahead 15-14.  The girls continued to play well, but they had some miss hits and with some aces by Cobb, the Lady Mustangs were down 20-16. Cobb went on to win the set.      The second set had the Staley Mustangs coming out on fire.  The Mustangs had the early lead 9-3, behind the solid serving of #19, #6 and #31, and a couple of nice hits over the net by #32.   The Cobb girls were strong and soon tied the score, and the game was on.  The  teams traded points and were soon tied point for point from 19 on.  The Lady Mustangs were making great passes, and had solid servings and couple of fantastic saves, to meet all of Cobb's points.  The Lady Mustangs went ahead 24-23, and #7 served  and the Cyclones could not return it, giving the Mustangs the win 25-23.  The third set had the Staley girls fall behind early.  The girls worked hard, and stayed strong and powered up;  #7, #29, #6 and #31 had solid serving to help the Mustangs get back in the game.  The score was tied at 20-20, and the Mustang crowd was excited, cheering on these young ladies, hoping for a win.  Despite some  good passes and hits, the Mustangs could not outlast the Cyclones, the final score had the Mustangs falling to Cobb 25-21.  The Lady Mustangs played strong the entire match showing determination, focus and spirit.  Great Job, Staley!!

The 7th Grade Staley Volleyball A Team started off strong as the Lady Mustangs got out to an early lead 6-1.  However, the momentum quickly shifted in Cobb's favor as they went on a run and soon pulled ahead 8-6.  The Mustangs had some unforced errors and Cobb hit balls that were hard to return.  The score soon was 23-11 in Cobb's favor, when the momentum shifted again.  At 24-13, Number 6 had a fantastic service run, and some key hits by #30 saw the Lady Mustangs closing the gap.  Point after point went to Staley.  The crowd was certainly pulling for a Mustang win. However, Cobb scored the the last point on a hit to the back court that the Mustangs could not return, and took the vicotry 25-17.  The second set was an all out battle as the score stayed pretty much even.  The girls were playing well together.  Number 20 has some super digs in the back court, #8 served strong, and several players made some great hits.  A scoring error occured when Cobb was called for being in the net, instead of crediting the Mustangs with the point, it was scored in Cobb's favor and the Mustangs were down 23-17. Some fantastic plays along with strong serves had the Mustangs tie it up at 23.  You could hear the noise level from the Mustang fans in attendance, as the Lady Mustangs fought back. However, Cobb scored the last two points to take the win.  Despite the loss, Staley girls performed well, especially under pressure.  It was a hard fight and every one on the team pushed it and stepped up  when they needed to.  Way to go Lady Mustangs!!!

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