SPORTS
Lady Indians beat Bowie 3-0
Bowie and Nocona met on the volleyball court Friday night as the home Lady Indians sent their fans home happy.
Nocona won in straight sets as it sent the Lady Rabbits packing wondering what happened in a match the Lady Indians seemed to own from start to finish.
The first set started competitive, but it did not take long for Nocona to start pulling away. After being locked at 5-5, the Lady Indians went on a 12-3 run to pull ahead by almost double-digits thanks to aggressive serving and a solid net game. Bowie played better for the rest of the set, but could close the distance on the nine-point margin as Nocona closed out the set strong winning 25-16.
The second set looked like it was picking up where the first set left off as the Lady Indians led 7-3. The teams would trade 4-1 runs back and forth as the Lady Rabbits closed the distance, trailing only 13-12.
The score stayed close as the set neared its end with Nocona still leading 21-19. From there, the Lady Indians closed the set with aggression, winning four straight points to win the set 25-19.
Bowie would need to win three straight sets if it still hoped to win the match while Nocona was hoping to put away the Lady Rabbits before any hope could be gained.
The third set was the most competitive of the match. Neither team could pull ahead by more than a point or two for the majority of the set.
With the score tied at 15-15, it looked like the Lady Indians were getting hot at the right time again as they went on a 4-1 run to secure the biggest lead of the set. Bowie fired right back with solid play, going on its own 4-1 run and tying the score back up 20-20.
With the momentum coming into the homestretch in the potentially final 10 points, it looked like the Lady Rabbits might win a hard fought set three that could be the beginning of a big comeback.
Instead, Nocona fired back with another run of points near the sets end like it had done all match, winning five points in a row to win the set 25-20 and the match 3-0.
The second round of district officially starts for both teams next match. Bowie hosts district leader Holliday at 6 p.m. while Nocona host Jacksboro at 6 p.m. on Oct. 2.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
The Nocona Lady Indians beat Saint Jo at home on Saturday morning.
The Lady Indians won 16-1 after four innings due to run-rule against the smaller school.
Nocona was coming off a competitive loss at Collinsville earlier in the week while the Lady Panthers were hoping to compete after a busy week of their athletes doing everything else besides just softball.
The Lady Indians easily won the first matchup between the teams in March, 19-2 and it was more of the same on Saturday.
Saint Jo struck first to start the game off well. Jordyn O’Neal hit a one out single. Krista Reeves followed with a walk after O’Neal had stolen second base and had advanced to third thanks to an error trying to throw her out. A wild pitch then allowed her to score to put the Lady Panthers up 1-0.
The lead did not last long. Nocona’s first two batters drew walks which set up Abby Hill to drive them both in with a single to right field.
Despite giving up a single and a walk later in the inning, Saint Jo’s defense did not allow another run. A line out and groundout to the shortstop while picking off a runner attempting to steal got the Lady Panthers out of the inning unscarred.
The Lady Indians led 2-1.
That was about as competitive as it got. In the second inning, Nocona’s bats got going. Two singles and a hit batter loaded the bases up with no outs.
Reagan Phipps drew a walk that drove in a run. Hill hit another two RBI single. Skye Kirby followed with a two RBI double.
After the first out, Allie Sutton drove in one run with a single. There was a fly out for out two, before a runner came in to score after a passed ball. Finally, an error allowed two more runs to score on the base paths.
Nocona had scored nine runs and led 11-1 to break the game open heading into the third inning.
Taylor Patrick hit a double, with O’Neal and Reeves following with singles. Unfortunately for Saint Jo, Patrick was thrown out before the hits attempting to steal a base so the Lady Panthers scored no runs from this.
The Lady Indians kept pouring on the runs. Two singles and a walk loaded the bases up with no outs. Tinley Cable then hit an RBI single. Shelby Swell was hit by a pitch that drove in another run.
After two strikeouts, Evelyn Marquez drove in two more runs on a double to put Nocona up 15-1, coming up one run short of ending the game early.
The Lady Indians scored that one run in the fourth inning. After Phipps drew a leadoff walk, Hill hit a triple that drove her in to end the game.
Nocona won 16-1.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
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