Both teams were in prime form Tuesday evening for the second of this year’s two ladies volleyball match-ups between arch-rivals C.B. East and C.B. West. Whereas the first match-up hosted by C.B. East earlier this season went to the Lady Patriots in just 3 games, Tuesday’s contest at C.B. West High School required all 5 games to determine a winner. In the end, it was the victorious Lady Patriots who were able to breathe a bit easier after Game 5’s exciting 15-11 score.
Our photography coverage for this match captures not only game-time action, but also some of the intense emotion throughout the evening… truly an enjoyable sport to photograph when the match-ups are as competitive as the East/West contest proved to be.
Lady Patriots Madi Staub (11) and Christine Gilbert (15) team up for a double block.
C.B. East's Robyn Fiore (12) dives to keep the ball in play for her Lady Patriot teammates.
Lady Patriot Grace Patterson (6) sends a point-winning shot through the arms of a C.B. West defender guarding the net.
Lady Patriot Haley Wicklum (7) handles a C.B. West serve -- successfully passing the ball to her teammates at front-court.
Lady Patriot Kelsi Halliwell (2) focuses on the ball for a precision set to fellow teammates at the net.
C.B. East's Grace Patterson (6) taps the ball over the net for a Lady Patriot point.
Lady Patriot Christine Gilbert (15) sends a power kill shot across to her C.B. West opponents as Coach Headly (in the background) observes the action.
Lady Patriot Robyn Fiore (12) takes a moment to manage the mounting tension and refocus as C.B. West ties the contest at 2-2, sending the match into its 15-point Game 5 which the Lady Patriots won 15-11.
Images conveying intensity and emotion can often tell their own stories — particularly happy ones… so we’ll post these “Game 5″ images without captions to highlight some final moments of the match. Enjoy!!!
Tonight (Thursday), the Lady Patriots wrap up their “regular season” schedule with a “Senior Night” match at home against rival C.B. South, when they hope to avenge this year’s earlier “away” loss to the Lady Titans. Volleyball fans, stay tuned!
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