Choctaws sweep Dyersburg in straight sets

 






Jason Peevyhouse

Editor, JP Productions Sports

With the end of the regular season as well as the District 13AA schedule drawing closer, Dyer County took another step closer to wrapping up the regular season championship as well as homecourt through the postseason tournament with a three-set win over visiting Dyersburg on Thursday night in Newbern.


The Lady Trojans were able to keep it close early, playing to a 3-3 tie. But, a 6-1 run by the Choctaws put Dyer County on top 9-4. The orange and white built an 18-10 lead before Dyersburg was able to put together a brief rally. The Choctaws closed out the win in the opening set with a Rylee Key kill to give Dyer County a 25-16 win in the opening frame.

Dyer County dominated the early going of the second set, building a 16-7 lead. The Lady Trojans rallied to cut the lead back to 18-12 then 21-15 with Murphy Mae Morgan on the serving line. But, the Choctaws got a late kill from Blair Acree to help the team to a second straight 25-16 win to clinch the second set.

The Choctaws controlled things in the third set, jumping out to a 10-4 lead before a Bella Turnage kill put Dyersburg back on the board. Emma Wray answered moments later with a kill then Dyer County got kills down the stretch from Acree, Wray and Erin Foster to take a 25-9 win in the third set and clinch the three-set sweep.


Dyer County has only three District 13AA games remaining while Dyersburg plays just two more times within the district.

The Choctaws travel to Franklin this weekend for tournament action. Meanwhile, the Lady Trojans return to the court on Tuesday when Dyersburg travels to Crockett County at 6 p.m.

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