Pickens Academy Falls to Tuscaloosa Academy

By Brian Hamilton, Sports Correspondent

The Pickens Academy volleyball team fell to Tuscaloosa Academy three sets to zero Sept. 4, dropping the Lady Pirates’ season record to 1-2. Pickens Academy fell behind early in the first two sets before trying to mount a comeback, while the Lady Pirates took a 15-10 lead before surrendering the lead for a 25-18 loss.

In the first set, the score was tied at 3-3 when TA’s Emma Fulgham hit the ball into the net, giving Pickens Academy a 4-3 advantage. Makayla Gibson missed a kill by Tuscaloosa Academy to put the Lady Knights up 6-5 before taking a 14-10 advantage.

Tuscaloosa Academy would stretch the lead to 17-11 when Jalynn Hall hit a serve out of bounds. However, PA battled back to cut the lead to 22-20, but the ball would fall short of going over the net on a Lady Pirates serve on match point, giving TA the 25-21 win.