Lexington falls to defending champion Nation Ford in Class 5A volleyball final

Thomas Grant Jr.
chroniclesports@yahoo.com
Posted 11/9/19

The height and style of play of Nation Ford was a concern for Lexington volleyball coach Eric Shick.

Saturday night at River Bluff High School, the Lady Falcons more than showed why they were the …

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Lexington falls to defending champion Nation Ford in Class 5A volleyball final

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The height and style of play of Nation Ford was a concern for Lexington volleyball coach Eric Shick.
Saturday night at River Bluff High School, the Lady Falcons more than showed why they were the defending S.C. High School League Class 5A champions. They defeated the Lady Wildcats in 3 sets (25-17, 25-20, 25-8) to retain their title and finish the season with 48 victories. 
"They're a big team," he said. "They were serving really hard tonight. They missed a good amount, they also got a good amount of hard serves at us that we weren't ready for. It was a faster pace than what were used to."
Despite the familiar surroundings and having sizable fan support, Lexington never had a lead in the contest. Nation Ford jumped out to leads in each of the sets, capitalizing off its serving dominance and using its height advantage to control the net play.
Shick's personnel adjustments were unable to slow down the Lady Falcons. The 3rd set saw the Lady Falcons built its biggest lead and won the final 3 points to close out the match.
It was the third victory this year over the Lady Wildcats by Nation Ford. Having broken through the Lower State to lead Lexington to its first state title appearance since 2009, Shick is hoping his young players can grow from this experience.
"We're going to have to just serve and receive at practice a lot harder serves and try to get ready for that pace," Shick said. "That's about all we can do."

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