CULLMAN, Ala. — The top-ranked Addison Lady Bulldogs traveled to Saint Bernard’s Beautiful Campus to play the Lady Saints in an area matchup and Addison returned home with a four-set victory, 25-8, 23-25, 25-11, 25-13.
Addison won the first set going away 25-8. It would be the last easy set the Lady Bulldogs would get from the Lady Saints. Addison jumped out 14-5 behind the serve of Annabeth Powell and the defense of Mattie Johnson and Katie Barrett. After the Lady Saints scored the next two points to cut it to 14-7, Addison sealed the deal winning 11 out of the next 12 points for the victory. Lady Bulldogs Lauryn Cunningham and Johnson served for 5 straight points each to clinch the win.
The second set was a shocker as the Lady Saints won it by two in a close one. The Lady Saints jumped out 4-1 and then the Lady Bulldogs came by strong as both teams were even at 8. Saint Bernard’s server then went for 6 straight points to take a lead of 14-8 and the Lady Saints were in control. The Lady Saints played excellent defense and had just enough offense to keep pressure on the Lady Bulldogs. With the score standing 18-14 in favor of the Lady Saints, Addison, led by Brystil Moser, scored 7 straight points to take the lead at 21-18. Johnson and Barrett played excellent defense during this span for the Bulldogs. After a Saint Bernard timeout, the Lady Saints came marching in as they took 5 straight points trim the lead to 23-21. Both teams split the remaining 4 points and for the first time in a long time, Saint Bernard had won a set over the Lady Bulldogs, 25-23.
The third set got off to a fairly even start for both teams. Addison’s Ava Bartlett was dominant on the net. With the score standing at Addison 8-6, Powell served for 4 straight to stretch the lead to 12-6. After a Bartlett kill, Barrett went for 9 straight points and pushed the lead to 21-7. Moser was solid on the dig front for the Lady Bulldogs while Powell kept piling up assists. A short Lady Saint run, 4 out of 5, Addison closed out the game Lady Saints taking the final three points for the 25-11 win.
The Lady Saints jumped out 5-4 in the fourth set and were playing extremely well. The Lady Saints were diving all over the court and playing outstanding defense. Addison looking to end this game, turned to Barrett who served 9 straight to pull the Lady Bulldogs out front 13-5 and take control of the game. The Lady Saints, playing inspired ball, weren’t ready to give up and took 6 out of 8. The score was 15-11 Addison and Addison was able to stretch it to 19-13. The Lady Bulldogs just couldn’t put Saint Bernard away. Ms. Kendall Wyatt then took the service for the Lady Bulldogs and ran off the final 6 to get the win 25-13.
Addison is the area champ and will host the area tournament which is set for Oct.16 at 1 p.m. in Addison.
Addison Head Coach Kaydi Woodard,
“Everybody has a team that plays them tough regardless of record and Saint Bernard is that team for us. They are a much-improved team from last year and for some reason we struggle with them. Glad that our ladies settled down and we could get the win.”
Official stats
Addison was led in kills by Johnson with 13. Bartlett had 12 and Barrett had 10
Aces were Moser and Johnson with 5 and Karson Wyatt with 4
Digs were Barrett with 20, Moser had 12 and Cunningham 6
Blocks were Johnson with 4
Assists as usual was Powell with 41
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