Senior Myah Salas led the Lionettes offense with 16 kills, 17 digs and one ace as they improved to 9-0 in league play and extended their win streak to 14 straight matches.
“We have been able to keep our composure,” said La Feria coach Rebea Fraga. “We have been tested before and our girls have responded in each of those games. We had a slow start in the first set, we had some missed serves and that’s what we talk about, that we don’t want to give teams free points.”
La Feria overcame the slow start in the first set by pulling away with a 25-14 win. It was the second set where the Lionettes had to claw their way back.
The Lady Red Ants got off to a quick 7-3 lead by capitalizing on La Feria miscues and had La Feria on the ropes 24-18. However, the Lionettes displayed composer and rallied to tie the score at 24-all.
Each team answered each other’s kills and tied the score five different times until La Feria completed the comeback for the 31-29 Game 2 win.
“We have been down before,” said Salas. “We keep the intensity going in every match and we have been down by 10 before, but I told the girls to keep playing hard and that’s what we did. I’m proud of my team and how they fought back.”
“We have had a lot of close matches where we go above the 25-point mark. Fortunately we have been able to come out on top,” said Fraga. “The girls were not rattled nor did they fold and I applaud them for that. We were able to rally back and win. We have been down two sets before. Our perseverance is what has helped us.”
In the third set, La Feria looked like the team their fans are accustomed to seeing as the Lionettes dominated en route to a 25-11 win to complete the sweep.
Karina Diaz finished with a team-high 16 assists and 13 digs, Destiny Martinez finished with 16 digs, Alyssa Martinez had 10 assists, and Dakota Mosley checked in with 15 digs.
La Feria will now shift its focus to Port Isabel, which is currently in third place. The last time the two met, La Feria took the contest in five sets.
“Port Isabel is a tough team,” Salas said. “We got the win today and it was huge, and now we need to get ready for Port Isabel.”