The top team in the state, the Crawford Lady Pirates, closed out the Wortham Lady Bulldogs in straight sets on Tuesday night at University High School in Waco.
Wortham held close in the first game. Ashley Mao server the Lady Bulldogs to a slim lead but Crawford took their lead to 15-10 maintained that lead for a 25-16 win.
Morgan Claxton, Niellee Plemons, and Whitney Dean helped the Lady Pirates to dominate the second set 25-8.
In the closeout set, Kayla Lansford served the Lady Bulldogs to a 10-7 lead. Mao had a couple of kills and Hallie Fautt dug out some important serves. Crawford called a timeout and then broke serve. Dean served out the final 13 points and the Lady Pirates took the lead and closed out the match.
Crawford advanced to the regional tournament at Weatherford High School and won both matched for a berth in the state tournament.
(Photo by Jennifer Lansford)
