Moran girls to host Trent Saturday

By Sam Waller

The Moran Lady Bulldog volleyball team dropped its two matches last week and now faces its longest homestand of the season.

On Tuesday, Sept. 6, Moran (4-10) hosted Woodson. Results will be reported next week.

The Lady Bulldogs play their third consecutive home match at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 10 against Trent.

In last week’s matches, Moran lost in four sets at Gustine on Tuesday, Aug. 30 before being swept Saturday, Sept. 3 at home by Rotan.

At Gustine, Moran lost 20-25, 25-17, 19-25, 21-25. Lady Bulldogs coach Jo Hise said the team performed well in keeping the match competitive.

“That brought morale up quite a bit,” Hise said. “Everybody was talking and communicating on the court. It really shows and helps us play the game when everybody talks to each other and tells each other where the ball is and where they are as players.”

Against Rotan, Moran lost 21-25, 12-25, 14-25.

“That was basically the opposite of Tuesday’s match,” Hise said. “We didn’t communicate at all.”

With four weeks remaining before the start of District 14-1A matches, Hise said the team is making improvement.

“We’re making the pro­gress that I look for,” she said. “I just want to be more consistent with our communication on the court.”