Gravette beats Farmington, falls to Prairie Grove
GRAVETTE — The Lady Lion volleyball team returned to its new home at the competition gym in Gravette Thursday night after a three-sets-to-one loss to the Lady Cardinals in Farmington.
The Lady Lions kept nipping at the Lady Cardinals’ wings during the Sept. 22 match, losing sets one and two, 25-18 and 25-18. But Gravette turned the tides in the third set with four straight points for a 25-21 win.
Ultimately, Farmington took the fourth set, 25-18, for the match win.
It was a tight match in Gravette Sept. 24 as the Lady Lions squared off against the Lady Tigers of Prairie Grove in the second match of the week.
The Lady Lions fired off five straight points in set one before the Lady Tigers hit a scoring streak and came back to tie at five all. Then it was the Lady Tigers’ turn to jump ahead by five before Gravette hit its second run of the set, tying the set once again. The score went back and forth throughout the first set until the Lady Lions tied the contest once again at 22 all.
Two straight points by Gravette put them in the driver’s seat with set point in its favor when the Lady Lions dropped the next two points to Prairie Grove, tying the game at 24. Gravette jumped ahead by one with set point in its favor for the second time. But the Lady Tigers earned the next point and the set was tied for the third time. Tied at 27 each, Prairie Grove hit the next two points to win the set, 29-27.
Gravette faltered in the second set, losing to Prairie Grove, 25-13.
In set three, both teams came out strong, playing several long volleys until the Lady Tigers managed five straight points to win the set, 25-20, and the match, 3-0.