Lady Bulldogs Hammer Holmes County

10/16/08
By Clint Cox

MARIANNA – The Lady Bulldogs took care of business on Monday night as they downed district foe Holmes County 3-0 in varsity action. In game one Marianna jumped out to an early 6-1 lead. Holmes County battled back though and tied the game at 14-14. But Marianna took control, in part on several kills by Jana Hinson to go on to win the game 25-22. Game two was closer as Marianna held leads of 10-7, 13-8 and 16-12. The Lady Bulldogs began to pull away though and went on to post a 25-14 win. Game three was much different as Holmes County jumped out to a 6-1 lead. Marianna did not quit however and got kick started with a kill from Randa Hickman. They managed to tie the game at 8-8 and took their first lead at 12-10 on a kill from Hinson. From there they outscored Holmes County 13-4 and won the game with a score of 25-14.
With the win Marianna improved to 10-3 on the season. They were scheduled to take on Liberty County on Tuesday night. Results of that contest were not available at press time. The Lady Bulldogs will be in district tournament play later in the month and have earned the #1 seed. On October 30th they will play in the District Championship match against the winner of Chipley vs Holmes County.
In 9th grade action on Monday Marianna lost both games to the Lady Blue Devils by scores of 25-17 and 25-22. In JV action Marianna won the match, winning game one 24-14 and game two 25-6.