The Mineola Lady Jackets split two district volleyball matches last week, defeating Scurry-Rosser in five sets Tuesday, Oct. 6, before falling to Malakoff in four sets Friday, Oct. 9.
Mineola opened Tuesday’s match with a 25-18 win before dropping the next two sets, both 25-23. The Lady Jackets rallied to win the fourth set 25-21 and took the deciding fifth set 15-12.
Canyon Redding led Mineola with 42 kills, three aces, 26 digs and four blocks. Callie Black recorded 45 assists, one ace, 28 digs and four blocks. Kaitlyn McMahon added 25 digs.
Mineola’s JV2 team also defeated Scurry-Rosser in two sets, while the JV team fell in two sets.
The Lady Jackets traveled to Malakoff on Friday, where they lost in four sets. Malakoff took the first two sets 26-24 and 25-18 before Mineola answered with a 25-15 win in the third. Malakoff closed out the match with a 25-18 victory in the fourth set.
Redding recorded 18 kills and 17 digs in the loss. Black finished with 22 assists, four aces and eight digs, while McMahon had 22 digs and two aces.
Through Friday, Redding led Mineola for the season with 483 kills, 58 aces and 335 digs. Black had recorded 607 assists, 101 kills, 50 aces and 272 digs. McMahon had 379 digs, Kinsler Bowker had 165 assists and Milo Reed had 144 kills.
Mineola finished the week with a 20-14 overall record and a 6-3 district record. Eustace led the district at 7-1, followed by Malakoff at 7-2. Scurry-Rosser was 5-3, Grand Saline and Edgewood were both 2-6, and Winona was 0-8.
The Lady Jackets will travel to Grand Saline on Thursday, Oct. 15, for a 6:30 p.m. district match. Mineola will then host Edgewood on Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 6:30 p.m. before closing out the regular season on the road against Eustace at 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 23.