By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR.
Special to the PRESS
Last week, the Lady Tarpons volleyball team won its first district match of the season, sweeping the visiting La Grulla Lady Gators in three sets.
The first set started off competitive, but midway through, the Lady Tarpons pulled away and eventually took the set, 25-15.
In the second set, La Grulla got off to a good start, jumping out to an early 3-1 lead. After a couple of early rallies, PI battled back as Nadia Flaig’s hard spike tied the set at 3-3.
The Lady Gators retook the lead and went on a short run to go up 10-5. Upon regaining possession, the Lady Tarpons answered with a small run of their own, forcing La Grulla to call a timeout with their lead cut to 10-8.
Coming out of the break, PI’s Escarlet Urrutia continued to serve. After some strong teamwork and several aces by Urrutia, the Lady Tarpons regained control and led 15-10.
La Grulla fought back to make it a 19-18 game. With PI still holding the lead, the Lady Tarpons called a timeout.
The set continued to go back and forth, with the Lady Gators tying things up at 19-19 and again at 21-21, but PI never gave up the lead. Holding game point at 24-23, La Grulla tried to return the ball but fell just short, giving PI the 25-23 win.
Up two sets to none, the Lady Tarpons came out firing on all cylinders in the third set, jumping out to a 9-1 lead. With Arianna Garcia serving, PI extended its lead to 18-1 before La Grulla finally regained possession.
Port Isabel continued its dominance on the court, cruising to a 25-7 win to close out the best-of-five series, 3-0.
The Lady Tarpons will host La Feria in a crucial district matchup on Friday, Oct. 10, with first serve at 7 p.m.
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