Round three of the NCHSAA 2A Volleyball playoffs unfolded in Spivey’s Corner Saturday afternoon when the Lady Raiders hosted a familiar foe in Princeton. The Lady Raiders swept the Lady Bulldogs in the regular season, but were a little nervous about having to face them a third time. Midway, though, made the matchup a quick one as they staked a 3-0 victory to advance to Tuesday night’s fourth round.
After falling behind 2-0 in the first set, Midway recovered and captured a 3-2 lead. The score was tied again at 3-3 and the battle was on. Neither team was playing especially great and instead was helping each other out with balls out of bounds or in the net. Through 9-9, the score was still all-tied, but the Lady Raiders snatched a 13-11 lead. Princeton ran them back in, though, but Midway again extended the lead to 17-13, producing the games first timeout from the Lady Bulldogs. The break proved effective as Princeton began to come back, prompting the Lady Raiders to spend a timeout, still leading 18-17. This timeout was also effective as Midway pulled back ahead at 21-17, yielding yet another stoppage in play there when the Lady Bulldogs used their last one. From there, the Lady Raiders reached 25 first, winning 25-20 to go up 1-0.