GL nearing 30 wins as area tourney arrives

The Gordon Lee Lady Trojans began what they hope will be a successful October by picking up two more victories last Tuesday, taking down both Armuchee and LFO in a tri-match in Fort Oglethorpe.

Gordon Lee opened with a 25-9, 19-25, 25-5 victory over the Lady Indians before handling the Lady Warriors in straight sets, 25-20, 25-23.

Caroline Thomas led the way with 28 kills and 24 digs on the night. Sidney Pierce had 24 assists, 17 digs, and 11 aces, while Julianna Spradlin had 10 kills and 15 digs. Shelby Thompson chipped in with 14 assists and 10 digs.

Heritage outlasts Gordon Lee

The Lady Trojans split the first two sets at state-ranked Heritage on Thursday, but dropped the next two as they fell to the Lady Generals in their final regular season match of the season.

Playing a best-of-five match, No. 5 Heritage claimed the victory, 2518, 14-25, 25-17, and 25-18.

Thomas had 18 kills, 18 digs, three blocks and an ace to pace the Lady Trojans. Spradlin had 16 digs, five kills and two aces. Anna Pettigrew finished with 12 kills and six blocks. Hannah Lee had 21 digs, three kills and three aces. Pierce added 17 digs and 20 assists. Thompson collected 14 assists and six digs, while Kayla Motley added 15 digs.

Gordon Lee (27-9-1) will face North Cobb Christian in the opening round of the 4-A tournament on Tuesday at 5 p.m. The tournament is being held in Marietta at the Walker School.

The top four teams will advance to the Class A state tournament. The finals are set for Thursday evening at Walker.