Ladies fall short to Crowley High in five-game marathon

CROWLEY - From the looks of things in the opening game of Rayne High’s first round match against Crowley High during the 2017 state volleyball playoffs, Lady Wolves fans were looking to get home early.
The Crowley High Ladies handed the Lady Wolves a 25-4 opening set loss.
Maybe that’s what it took for Rayne High to get things in gear as they fell just shy in the second set, 26-28.
The Lady Wolves came back in the third and fourth sets win wins, 25-22, 25-18, laying it all on the line to force a fifth and final set.
In the final set, both teams left it all on the floor, literally, matching point for point until Crowley pulled out a two-point win, 15-13.
Savanna LaCombe led Rayne kills on the day with six drive, along with q block and two digs.
Emma Pastor followed closely with five kills, three aces and a block, while Peyton Richard chipped in three kills, four aces and four figs.
Finishing up the Rayne offense were Kendal Edmond (two kills, one dig), Kennedie Bourgeois (one kill, one ace), and Tiesha Young (one kill, four aces, one block).
Running the offense were Lindsey Batten with four assists, along with Hannah McKenzie with three and Destini Carrier with two.
On defense, Trinity Axtel lead digs on the day with five, followed closely by Peyton Richard with four.
“We cam out flat, that’s basically all you say about the first game,” stated Rayne Head Coach Stephanie Garrett of her team’s first round loss. “I’m still not sure what they were thinking of, but it wasn’t volleyball.
“But, we picked outselves up, dusted off the cobwebs, and got things rolling. We finished up playing like I know these can play.”
Rayne complete a .550 season at 18-18.