The Tinora Lady Rams, 12- 3, welcomed the undefeated Patrick Henry Patriots, 16-0, Thursday night in a battle of DIV VI state-ranked teams. The Patriots entered as the #2 team in D6, while the host Lady Rams held the #12 spot.

The first set saw the Patriots pull away for a 25-12 win, taking an early 1-0 set advantage.

The second set saw the Lady Rams of Tinora jump out to an early advantage, but the visiting Patriots rallied to cut the deficit to 3 points. However, the Lady Rams would hold on to win 25-22 in the second set.

The win by the Lady Rams was just the third lost set of the season by the Patriots, as they came in with a 48-2 set advantage,

The Patriots came out firing in the third set, taking a 16-8 lead before a Rams timeout. The Patriots extended their lead to 18-10 midway through the third set. Tinora rallied to trail 21-15 after a four-point run by the Lady Rams led by Maddi Bostelman.
But Patrick Henry and Kynli Crossland would close the set for the Patriots, 25-15, to take a 2-1 set advantage.

Tegan Billing got the Lady Rams rolling in the fourth set, and a couple of aces from KC Knapp gave them a 3-0 lead. But the Patriots would rally to tie it at 5-5. The Patriots would force a Lady Rams timeout leading 8-6.

The Patriots would extend their lead to 13-8 on a Heiber Kill. After another Tinora timeout, the Patriots took a 16-9 lead. KC Knapp would draw the Lady Rams to within 16-13 on 5 straight serve aces; Coach Moran would take a Patriots timeout. Tinora’s Braleigh Addington’s kill would tie the fourth set at 16-16.

The Lady Rams would extend their lead to 19-17 before Patrick Henry would rally to knot the game at 20-20. Three straight Tinora server errors would give the Patriots a 22-21 lead.

Addison Dominique’s kill cut the Lady Rams deficit to 24-23 before Patrick Henry’s Kynli Crossland’s kill gave the Patriots a thrilling 25-23 fourth-set win and a 3-1 match win.

The Patriots remain undefeated at 19-0. The Patriots will travel to Bluffton on 10/5.

Tinora falls to 12-4. The Lady Rams will travel to Archbold Saturday morning for a 9:30 am JV start,

A heck of a JV contest, with the Lady Rams winning 2-1. The Lady Rams rallied from down 16-10 in the 3rd set to pull out a thrilling comeback win.