ARCHBOLD—The Lady Rams of Tinora had a lot on their plate as they took the early morning trip to Archbold to take on the Bluestreaks.

Not only was Tinora facing one of their more talented opponents of the season, but Saturday evening was also the girls’ homecoming.

Tinora looked to remain undefeated as they put their 16-0 mark on the line against a very good Archbold team. Archbold entered at 12-2, coming in off a five-set thrilling win over Kalida on Thursday. The ‘Streaks went in with an eight-match winning streak.

The first set was back and forth early, with Archbold taking an early 11-9 lead. The Lady Rams scored four straight points to tie it at 20-20. Tinora tried to rally, but the Steaks eventually pulled away for a 25-22 win. Archbold took an early 1-0 set advantage.

In set two, the Lady Rams jumped out to a 14-6 lead. Tinora would lead throughout the remainder of the set, taking it 25-15 and tying the match at 1-1.

The third set at the Thunderdome in Archbold saw Tinora and Archbold again fight for the lead. The match was tied at 12-12 midway through before the Lady Rams rallied for a 21-14 advantage. They eventually won the set 25-17 to take a 2-1 set lead.

As both teams entered the fourth set, each leaving it all on the floor, the ‘Streaks gave Tinora all they had. The Bluestreaks took an early 5-0 lead, eventually extending it to 13-8 before cutting the lead to 15-11. The ‘Streaks would lead 21-14 before winning the fourth set, 25-17, to tie the match at 2-2.

For the first time in the 2024 season, Tinora was pushed to a fifth set.

The final and deciding set was all Tinora. The Lady Rams jumped out to a 5-1 led before seing Senior Paige Sebring’s nine straight aces from serve propelled the Lady Rams to a 15-2 win, taking the match 3-2. What a thrilling win for Tinora.

Archbold drops to 12-3 with the loss. The Bluestreak will host a non-conference Maumee on Monday.

The Lady Rams will return to GMC action on Tuesday as they travel across the river to face the Pilots.

The Higbea Embroidery Player of the Game went to Paige Sebring; congratulations, Paige!