Volleyball: Hawk’s Eat Ricebirds, 3-1
Preslie Owens, Te’a Gonzales & Kylee Goff Lined-UP & Ready to Go Hawks!
Way to Go Lake!
Canyon Lake Volleyball (24-16) is going where no other (except Boy’s Soccer) team has ever gone in The Lake’s Post Season history after a Lake sweep of El Campo (28-12) after spotting these Ricebirds that first set, 25-27, 25-17, 25-21, 25-15.
Boys Soccer made the first round in the Final 4 and now CLake will try to replicate that feat with a win this coming Tuesday at the Blossom Athletic Center Littleton Gym in San Antonio with first serve at 7:00pm.
It will be a tough opponent seeing that it is a team CL has lost 3 times this season to with that first loss early during a regular season tournament play.
Wimberley finished first in district and sport a lofty, 44-5 record entering this Regional Final battle.
Let’s Go Hawks!!
The Lake has hit their stride during their last three UIL Tournament season games and beating an El Campo team that finished their district with two losses to Needville while sweeping the rest of those district battles.
This night started with The Lake having a lead early, 4-1 and kept that advantage until a Ricebird 4 point rally securing an El Campo first lead, 18-13.
Canyon Lake would draw back tying, 20-20 on a Gabby Fory kill and an unforced error by EC. The Lake would continue prying with a two point lead, 23-21 but that was when El Campo would impose their will in a first set Lake loss, 27-25.
CLake’s next set was a full out blitz with all but one player scoring points off serve. In fact, CL had 4 service points of 2 or more which led to an, 18-11 Hawk advantage.
Gabby Fory was on top of her game getting 5 kills and a block during that blitz with great passes and solid assists leading to this convincing, 25-17 conquest.
During those last 3 sets had CL in single digits with unforced errors, 7 in set two ~ 8 set three ~ 6 set four.
It was that 3rd set that would see too much Rice in these Birds as The Hawks would soar and finally devour these Ricebirds. Canyon Lake & El Campo would have 8 ties during this set before taking a, 17-14 lead capped by a Chylea Gray ace that tipped the top off the net falling harmlessly to the court.
Way to Go Lake Volleyball.
It was a Chloe Gray kill for that final clinching point giving CL a, 2-1 lead and what would lead to an even more convincing fork (or should that be spoon) into these Ricebirds.
Izzy Fory’s service would be a separating moment in this final set with an ace that was joined with two kills from Gabby Fory and Kylie Rodriguez giving CLake a, 7-3 lead and with that separation it would be present into that final point.
Bella Biasatti had an ace and two more kills for Rodriguez and more unforced errors that had the only thing fearing El Campo would be all that Rice left on their plate, 25-15.
Lots of Hawks were flying high in this win with Gabby Fory finishing with 17 kills, Kylie Rodriguez 25 digs, and Chloe Gray’s 38 assists.
Canyon Lake continues to enjoy their ride into another week of games!
Way to GO LAKE!
TEAM STATS: 25-27. 25-17, 25-21, 25-15 Kills: Gabby Fory 17 Kylie Rodriguez 10 Preslie Owens 9 Assists: Chloe Gray 38 Izzy Fory 2 Digs: Kylie Rodriguez 25 Izzy Fory 20 Bella Biasatti 13 Chylea Gray 10 Blocks: Kylee Goff 2 Te’a Gonzales 2 Preslie Owens 1 Gabby Fory 1 Aces: Izzy Fory 3 Chylea Gray 2 Bella Biasatti 2
