Adairsville volleyball sweeps tri-match; Woodland splits matches

Adairsville volleyball swept both Woodland and Gordon Central in straight sets Thursday night in Calhoun while Woodland won a straight sets victory over the host Warriors.

Adairsville defeated Woodland 25-19, 25-18 and topped Gordon Central 25-12, 25-4.

Woodland beat Gordon Central 25-23, 25-20.

In Adairsville’s win over Woodland, Kaylee Jordan had three aces, three digs, and one kill. Bailey Weaver finished with four blocks and one ace. Autumn Henderson totaled four kills and one ace. Yatorrean Hale contributed two blocks, two kills, and one dig. Richlyn Blair had a pair of service aces and one kill. Haley Stiles added two kills and Jenna Claire Hendley finished with one kill.

Delaney Tuplin had seven kills and four digs for Woodland in the loss. Anastyn Jones and had four kills, two aces, and two digs. Kendall Condon finished with 16 assists, five digs, and two kills while Kailynn Mullinax had four kills, and two digs.

In the Tigers’ win over Gordon Central, Stiles had seven kills and one assist. Hale finished with six kills, one block and one dig. Annie McCormick totaled 16 assists, four digs, and three aces.

Blair contributed five aces and one dig. Henderson had three kills, two aces, and two blocks. Jordan had four kills and two digs. Bailey Weaver added four digs.

“We played well tonight,” said Adairsville head coach Kaylie Vaughn Martin. “We got to pull up two players due to an injury and they held their own in the varsity setting. Addie Pearson stepped in setting and Jenna Claire Hendley took the role of right side. Annie McCormick had a big night offensively with multiple assists and a long stretch of serving against Gordon Central.”

In Woodland’s victory over Gordon Central, Lili Womack had 12 digs and two aces for the Lady Cats. Delaney Tuplin finished with six kills, three aces, and three digs. Anastyn Jones totaled six kills, four digs, and three aces. Kendall Condon contributed 14 assists while Madison West added two kills, two aces, and two digs.

“We’re pretty banged up and did not play with high energy,” said Woodland coach David Condon. “I hate making excuses like that, but we still actually executed relatively well during stetches in both matches despite all of that. It's tough of course, because I know the girls care, but it's definitely hard to keep high-level mental focus whenever five of your regular players are not all the way healthy.”

Adairsville (6-3-1) plays in the Coosa Invitational this weekend.

Woodland (2-4) travels to Coahulla Creek Tuesday where the Lady Cats will also play Rome.