HATTIESBURG – The Oak Grove Lady Warriors worked fast Thursday night against Pascagoula to advance to the second round of the Class III volleyball playoffs. Oak Grove defeated Pascagoula 3-0 (25-15, 25-11, 25-19) and it’ll play the winner between Pearl-Hancock Tuesday for the right to play in the state semifinals.
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The Lady Warriors used a quick start to the first set to jump up 11-3, then an Emma Roberts kill pushed the lead to 18-9 before wrapping things up in Set 1.
The Lady Panthers took an early lead in Set 2, but Oak Grove pushed ahead 7-2 then 21-10 thanks to a couple of more kills from Roberts. Fittingly, the senior capped off the set with another kill.
Pascagoula put up a fight in the third, keeping it close with Oak Grove, 9-7. The Lady Warriors extended the lead to 15-10, but the Lady Panthers made it a 15-14 game. The home team was too much, though, jumping up 22-15 before senior Sarah Grace Rozier and sophomore Hannah Picazo ended the match with back-to-back kills.
