Lady Pirate Volleyball hosted Madison Thursday evening in the CHS Sports Arena, capping a third straight night of heated competition this week for Charlestown.  The Lady Pirates found themselves two sets behind again before gaining some momentum; Charlestown fell to the Lady Cubs 3-1 (15-25, 21-25, 25-19, & 14-25).  “This is the second night in a row that it has taken us a while to get started.  We cannot afford to not be focused when we step out on the court against solid teams like Madison.  We started to gain some momentum in the end of the second set and was able to carry it over in the third set behind some strong serving by Amelia McCoy who helped us get a 6-0 lead.  We were able to hang onto the lead to win the third set, but struggled in the fourth set with some communication and passing”, commented Lady Pirate Head Coach Tammy Nuxoll.  The top Lady Pirate kill leaders tonight were Kaia Reid with 9, Amelia McCoy with 5, and Adia Wells with 3.  Chrissa Ledbetter had 17 defensive digs; while Kaia Reid and Amelia McCoy each contributed 10.  “We had three matches in a row this week and are recovering from some injuries.  We are off this weekend which will give us some time to recuperate before our match against Southwestern next Tuesday”, concluded Coach Nuxoll.  The Charlestown Junior Varsity also fell to Madison, 0-2 (16-25, & 23-25).

Charlestown Lady Pirate Volleyball traveled to Henryville Wednesday evening for a second straight non-conference match-up.  Charlestown fell behind 2 sets to none, 19-25 & 16-25; but then rallied in the third to beat their hosts 25-23 before nearly forcing a fifth but coming up just short, 27-25 in the fourth.  “Tonight we played a good Henryville team that advanced to Semi-State last year and returned 7 seniors.  We struggled early in the first two sets by giving Henryville too many points and when we finally started to play it was a little too late.  The third and fourth set we started playing from the beginning and we were competitive through out the match.  We won some long rallies by playing good defense.  I was proud how the team played in the third and fourth set and did not give up after struggling in the first two,” summarized Lady Pirate Head coach Tammy Nuxoll.  Kaia Reid led the offense with 10 kills and 6 service aces.  Defensively, Chrissa Ledbetter had 19 digs and Maddie Nuxoll had 14 digs.  The varsity team moved to a record of 3-3 while the Junior Varsity improved to 3-2 with a 25-24 & 25-23 win at Henryville.