Lady Cats cruise to area round of playoffs

GRAND SALINE - The Sulphur Springs Lady Cats traveled to Grand Saline Friday for their bi-district playoff match against Tyler High School.

The Lady Cats set the tone early, getting out to a quick lead and never looking back, winning the opening set by a score of 25-14.

Sulphur Springs kept their foot on the gas, taking a quick lead in the second set as well. Never letting things get too close, the Lady Cats won the second set 25-14 as well.

Looking to put the game away in straight sets, the Lady Cats had their best set of the night, winning it easily, by a score of 25-7.

Junior Brooklynn Burnside paced the Lady Cats, leading the team in kills (13) and blocks (4). Burnside also had three aces and three digs in the 3-0 win. Behind her was senior Sa die Washburn. Washburn had eight kills, eight digs and three aces.

Setting things up was junior Peyton Hammack who had an impressive 22-assist performance. Hammack also had five digs, two aces and one kill.

Defensively Sulphur Springs was led by junior Parris Pickett. Pickett had a game-high 11 digs in the straight sets win. Pickett also had one ace.

Senior Caroline Hurley had a strong game as well, posting four kills and one assist. Junior Kaslyn Hurley provided three blocks and a pair of kills as well.

Other contributors for the Lady Cats were Bre’Asia Ivery, three digs and one kill; Laney Hurst, four digs and three aces; Nylah Lindley, one assist; Mali Maeker, two digs; Addisyn Wall, three kills and three digs; and Landry Speer, who had four assists, two aces and one dig.

Coverage of the Lady Cats second round match against North Forney will be published in Saturday’s edition of the News-Telegram.