Playoff spots coming down to final game

Prior to the start of the season, District 13-4A coaches were virtually unanimous in their assessments that any of the six teams competing could finish at the top of the final standings our outside the playoff picture entirely due to the razor thin margin separating teams.

Those preseason predictions continued to ring true last week with Brownsboro, Canton, Emory Rains, Mabank, Van and Wills Point all making their final pushes for a top four finish as a spot in the 4A UIL State Volleyball Playoffs.

The Canton Eaglettes helped themselves as much or more than any other district team over the past week, edging the top seeded Rains Lady Cats in five sets Oct. 17 before dispatching the Brownsboro Bearettes in a three set sweep Oct. 20.

Canton got off to a fast start against in what would be a competitive match throughout, taking the first set 25-22 over the Lady Cats. Rains fought back in the second, edging the Eaglettes 25-23 to even the match at one set apiece.

The Eaglettes once again took a lead by taking the third set 25-21 only to see Rains even the match for a second time by taking the fourth set 25-20.

Canton saved its best volleyball of the night for the fifth and deciding set, wrapping up a 25-22, 23-25, 25-21, 20-25, 15-11 win over Rains.

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