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The Columbus Lady Cardinals picked up their 12th district win of the season after defeating the Rice Lady Raiders on Tuesday, Oct. 20, at Rice Consolidated High School.
The Lady Cards won his match thanks to a strong defensive effort.
In all three sets the Lady Cards held the Lady Raiders under 10 points. Meanwhile, their offense flew around the court and helped the Lady Cards secure their 12th district win 0f the year.
In the first set the Lady Cards defense stile the show as they held the Lady Raiders to four points. This earned the team a cookie cake, a goal award set by the Lady Cards for anytime they hold a team under five points.
Meanwhile, their offense did what they did best and closed out the set with a score of 25-4. In he second set, the Lady Raiders were able to double their point total from he first set.
The Lady Cards offense continued to apply pressure though and closed out the set with a score of 25-8. Carrying a 2-0 set lead into the third set, the Lady Cards were one set win away from winning the match and again held the Lady Raiders to under 10 points.
The Lady Cards won the third set with a final score of 25-7 to win the match and improve to 12-1 in district play.
The Lady Cards were led by Harper Gerik and Lucy Schobel who recorded seven kills in the win over the Lady Raiders. She was followed by Logan Glueck who recorded five kills and Sloan Youens who recorded four kills.
Riley Kainer returned to the lineup for the Lady Cards and made an immediate impact. She led the team with 18 assists and was followed by Schobel, who recorded 10 assists to help lift the Lady Cards to victory.
The Lady Cards are tied for the first-place spot in the district standings with East Bernard. The Lady Cards have one last district game to play where they hope they will secure the district championship.
The Lady Cards will play their last district game on Saturday, Oct. 24, where they will face the Brazos Cougarettes at Brazos High School.
