On Tuesday, the Lady Eagles competed against the Tyler Lee Lady Raiders. Lindale used this home match as an opportunity to collect donations towards helping Aransas County ISD, a school district that experienced great loss due to Hurricane Harvey. A total of over $500 was collected in one night and was seen as a victory as well.
The Freshmen lost, but the JV and Varsity teams were successful in their matches. Scores for the Freshmen were 23-25, 21-25. Scores for the JV were 25-20, 17-25, and 26-24.
The Varsity Lady Eagles prevailed in a 5 set knock-down, drag out battle against the Lady Raiders. Scores were 25-21, 25-19, 26-28, 24-26, and 15-10. Leaders at the net were Brina Kuslak (15 kills, 2 blocks), Hannah Knox (13 kills, 10 digs), Lorin Reue (10 kills, 2 blocks, 7 digs), and London Reue (8 kills, 1 block). Setters Harleigh Thurman and Kalaya Pierce put up impressive numbers as well. Thurman led with 25 assists, 8 digs, and 1 ace. Pierce added 15 assists, 8 digs, and 1 ace as well. Leading the defensive effort in the back row was senior libero Alisha Kiser with 30 digs and 2 aces.
The Lady Eagles will travel to play against North Lamar on Friday night, and the Freshmen and JV teams will compete in the Kilgore Tournament on Saturday this weekend.
