Bellevue vs Gold-Burg
The Bellevue Lady Eagles started off the second round of district play with a win at home against Gold-Burg on Tuesday night.
The Lady Eagles won in straight sets 3-0 against the Lady Bears.
Bellevue was coming into the match needing a win after going 1-3 in the first round of district play, but came into the match fully healthy. Gold-Burg was hoping it could secure its first district win and compete better after losing against the Lady Eagles a few weeks previously.
Bellevue started the first set strong, going up 11-4. The Lady Bears fought back on the strength of their serve and better team play to keep points alive, but still trailed 19-11. The Lady Eagles closed the match strong from that point, winning the first set 25-13 to go up 1-0.
The opening 10 points of set two was competitive as Bellevue led only 6-4. The Lady Eagles started to open up as they won 12 of the next 15 points. Gold-Burg again cut the lead to single digits late, but it was not enough to dig out of the big hole it dug. Bellevue won 25-16 to take a 2-0 lead.
The third set saw the Lady Eagles run away with it from the start. Bellevue won the first 10 points and led by double-digits the rest of the way.
The Lady Bears played better after the rough start once they started to play more focused, but it was too late for them to catch back up.
Bellevue won the set 25-14 and the match 3-0.

Bowie
The Bowie Lady Rabbits nearly pulled off a comeback victory against City View at home on Tuesday night.
In the end, the Lady Mustangs were able hold off the Lady Rabbits in set five to win 3-2.
Bowie was coming into the match searching for its first district win, but had played its best game in several weeks in its previous match, when it took Iowa Park to five sets as well.
City View was hoping to keep its fight for a playoff spot alive with a win on the road.
The first set showed how evenly matched the two teams were that night. It went down to the wire and unfortunately, the win went to City View by the narrowest of margins 26-24 as it took the early lead.
Set two also was competitive. The end of the set saw the Lady Mustangs get some breathing room a bit as they won 25-21 to take a 2-0 lead.
Bowie had a choice of folding after losing two close sets it could have easily won or fighting back, with the mind set the match was now going to go five sets if it was going to win.
The Lady Rabbits chose to come out focused for set three and hit City View where it hurt. The Lady Mustangs seemed to expect the Lady Rabbits to fold and took their foot off the gas pedal. This led to Bowie winning the third set in the most dominant fashion of the match 25-8 to cut the lead to 2-1.
The fourth set was a bit more competitive, but the Lady Rabbits were still riding the big vat of momentum from the beat down they employed in the previous set. Bowie won fairly comfortably 25-16 to force a fifth and final set with all of the momentum in the world.
The fifth set in a volleyball match is a strange entity in sports. Momentum, so powerful at other points of a match, does not always matter. The Lady Rabbits had felt it carry over for Iowa Park in set five in its previous match, but it does not always matter.
With the set only going to 15 points instead of 25 and the pressure of everyone involved knowing its winner take all, every lead feels 10 times higher and the intensity is palpable since every point means so much more.
The fifth set was another close one like the first two sets of the match. Unfortunately, like the competitive first two sets, the fifth set ultimately went to City View as it won 15-11.

Nocona
The Nocona Lady Indians easily won their home match against Archer City on Tuesday night.
The Lady Indians won in straight sets 3-0 against the Lady Cats in a match that did not take long.
Nocona was coming off a good win against Petrolia to finish the first round of district play with a 3-1 record and sitting in second place.
With another match against first place Windthorst on the horizon, the Lady Indians needed to take care of every other match in district, which they had won with general ease the first time around.
Nocona took care of business, winning with set scores 25-8, 25-14 and 25-12.
Ava Johnson led the team with 11 kills while Sy Parker was second with eight. Meg Meekins had a team high nine assists and five service aces. Kasi Castro was second with eight assists while Johnson had four aces.
On defense, Raylea Bowles and Park each had one block. Aubree Kleinhans had a team high seven digs.

Saint Jo vs Forestburg
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers kept up their blitz through district play by beating Forestburg at home on Tuesday night.
The Lady Panthers kept up their streak of not losing a set during district play, winning 3-0.
Saint Jo came into the match confident, with the goal more to play up to its standard since a win was expected.
The Lady Horns were coming off a loss against second place Prairie Valley, but had surprised the Lady Bulldogs by taking a set off of them to start the match. Sitting in third place despite in season coaching and roster changes, Forestburg was hoping it could shake up an unexpected Lady Panther team.
Unfortunately for the Lady Horns, Saint Jo started the game off on a hot note, winning the first set in a blistering pace 25-8 to take the lead.
Forestburg settled down a bit and played better in sets two and three, with a little help from the Lady Panthers intensity waning a little as the match wore on. Still, Saint Jo won both sets in commanding fashion 25-13 and 25-16 to secure the victory.

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