With only eight games left in the season and three weeks until District, the Mansfield Jr High Lady Tigers are nearing the finish line. This past week, the girls were busy taking part in three mentally and physically demanding matches against teams from Lavaca, Booneville, and Lincoln.
On Monday, September 23, the Lady Tigers engaged in spikological warfare against the Lady Golden Arrows. After an excruciating battle, Mansfield took the win 25-22 and 25-20. Alyson Edwards and Brooklyn Adams led the Lady Tigers with three aces each while Natalie Allison came out on top with eight kills. Skylynn Harris along with Edwards added four kills each to the tally and Madelen Jones took the cake with her 16 assists.
In Tuesdays match against the Lady Bearcats, Mansfield wasted no time taking the upper hand and delivering dominance. The Lady Tigers ended their sets with winning scores of 25-11 and 25-6 and another victim was placed in Mansfields trophy case. Edwards ended the night with five aces and four kills while Harris earned three aces and four kills. Allison and Adams added three kills apiece to round out the evening.
With Thursdays final game of the week, Mansfield left fans seeing double as they earned two winning scores of 25-15 against the Lady Wolves. Allison and Harris were on top of the leader boards with their contributions of six kills each while Alayna Turner led with four aces. And coming in with three aces and seven assists on the Lady Tigers night was Harlie Fuller.
The Mansfield Jr High Lady Tigers will travel to Waldron on September 30 to take on the Lady Bulldogs and see if they can continue their winning streak. Games will start at 4 p.m.
