On Thursday, August 27^th, the Lumpkin Co. Lady Indians (12-1, 1-0 Region 7-3A) celebrated their senior volleyball players. The athletes that were celebrated were:

#2 Isabel Davenport

#3 Savannah Phines

#8 Makenzie Caldwell

#18 Victoria Crotzer

The Lady Indians’ first match of the day was against the Rabun Co. Lady Tigers. The first set of the match was a back and forth affair. After trading points for most of the set, Lumpkin Co. took over. Tied at 15, the Lady Indians scored four straight points and outscored the Lady Tigers 10-3 to win the set 25-18.

The Lady Tigers came out firing in the second set. They jumped out to a quick 5-1 win. Lumpkin Co. responded with a 12-2 run to take a 13-7 lead. The Lady Indians followed that with a second 12-2 run to win the set 25-9 and win the match in a dominant fashion.

Lumpkin Co.’s second match of their senior night was against the Fannin Co. Lady Rebels. Both sets were full of runs from both teams. The Lady Indians struck first by jumping out to a 5-1 lead. The Lady Rebels nearly took the lead as they cut the Lumpkin Co. lead to only one. The Lady Indians responded with a 7-2 run to take a 15-9 lead. Fannin Co. stormed back again to make the score 17-15 before Lumpkin Co. scored the final eight points of the set to win it 25-15.

The Lady Indians picked up where they left off in the first set by starting the second set with a 8-0 run. Lumpkin Co. remained in control as they took a 20-10 lead. Fannin Co. made one final push with an 8-1 run as they forced the Lady Indians to take a timeout. The timeout proved to be effective as Lumpkin Co. finished out the set by scoring 4 of the final 5 points to win the set 25-19 and the match 2-0.

The Lady Indians’ next matches will be next Tuesday, as they take on West Hall and North Hall at North Hall high school.