The Lytle Lady Pirates traveled to the Crystal City Javelinas last night, September 19, 2023, for volleyball. It was the first district game of the season. While we ultimately went 0-3 in sets on the night, we kept it close and were able to see where the girls could use more work to be competitive with those former 4A teams. Our blocks are starting to come with an underclassman Middle front crew including Kylie Cantu, Frankie Scotello and Lilian Evans. Our upperclassman hitters, Calyssa Sevier and Amelia Martinez are swinging away with kills for us on the front row. Our rookie setter, Alyssa Sprenger, has played Libero for us the last two years but is starting to gain more confidence as she continues to lead our offense, setting for the first time in her volleyball career. Our backrow struggled a bit last night, but there is room for improvement and changes we can make to strengthen them.
We had a busy few weeks, finishing the tournament season and taking on Memorial, West Campus and LB Johnson High School at home. We were victorious against Memorial and West Campus, trying out a new lineup that has been fairly effective. We fell to LBJ, but we played hard against a strong 5A opponent and were not disappointed in the least with the way the girls were playing.
Friday, September 22, 2023, marks the last non-district game against Utopia. We'd love for everyone to come out and support the girls as they continue their season. District play starts up again next Tuesday, September 26, 2023, against Hondo and will continue until the end of October.