Aledo defeats Weatherford in district match

The Aledo Ladycats swept the Weatherford Lady Roos on Tuesday, Sept. 22, with scores of 25-11, 25-17, 25-17.

Aledo and Weatherford traded points in the first set to start off, and the Ladycats took an 8-3 lead into the first timeout of the set. By the second timeout, Aledo’s lead was 10 points, leading 16-6. The Ladycats pulled away following an increase of the lead to 11 at 21-10 late in the set, and afterwards, finished the first set with a 14-point victory.

Aledo head coach Claire Gay praised the Ladycats for their performance in the first set.

“I think that we came out with a lot of energy. I think we came out with a game plan, executed that game plan, and had very few errors minus at the service line,” Gay said. 

The second set started in Weatherford’s favor as the Lady Roos started off leading 3-1. Following a tie at 6, Aledo outscored Weatherford 6-1 to take a 12-7 lead into a timeout. Afterward, the Ladycats went on to increase the lead to 22-13 and then close out the set with a 25-17 win.

The third set started off with four straight Aledo points. Weatherford climbed back to take leads of 8-7 and 11-9. Following the two-point deficit, Aledo scored four straight points to take a 13-11 lead. Despite Weatherford cutting the lead to three at 16-13 and four at 21-17, the Ladycats finished the set with four straight points.

Gay credited Weatherford for giving the Ladycats as much as they could handle.

“Weatherford is a good volleyball team. They’ve got some very good outside hitters; they’ve got a tall middle that gave us trouble blocking-wise,” Gay said. “I thought they did a good job serving us stuff, so we got a little bit more out of the system than we anticipated to be.”

Aledo outside hitter Kaelee Berkley led the team in kills with 10. Defensive specialist Alondra Delgado and setters Charlotte Gartner and Harper Harbuck all had two aces, leading the team. Harbuck also finished with a team-high 22 assists. Libero Karsyn Evans led Aledo with 12 digs, and the team finished with 10 blocks.

Aledo’s next match will be at home against Arlington Sam Houston on Sept. 25, while Weatherford’s next match will be at home against Arlington High on Sept. 29.