Aubrey's volleyball team turned a ranked regional semifinal into a straight-set statement and kept its November path intact.
The Lady Chaparrals beat Lindale 25-21, 25-13, 25-11 on Friday at Royse City High School in a Class 4A Division I regional semifinal, the Denton Record-Chronicle reported. Aubrey improved to 42-6 in MaxPreps' accounting and stretched a winning streak that MaxPreps listed at 27 matches. Lindale finished 39-6.
The opening set was the only one that stayed competitive. Aubrey took it 25-21, then pulled away 25-13 and 25-11, according to the Record-Chronicle's round-three report. That sequence matters because Lindale entered as the No. 2 team in 4A Division I in the Texas Girls Coaches Association poll, with Aubrey ranked No. 3 - the same pairing that framed the week before first serve.
From a tight first set to a closed match
A 25-21 first set against a top-three seed is not a formality. It is the frame where a regional semi can tilt either way if serve receive wobbles or if the visitor steals early momentum. Aubrey survived that test, then refused to let the next two sets turn into another negotiation.
The Record-Chronicle noted that Aubrey had already swept Dallas Pinkston and Alvarado in the first two playoff rounds. Friday extended that pattern: three sets, three wins, and another banner night in a postseason that has become annual business for the program.
MaxPreps' recap framed the Lindale win as another night in a long run of consecutive victories. Streaks do not play the next match by themselves, but they do describe how rarely this roster has lost serve of the season since the middle of the fall.
Sanger is next
The regional final opponent is Sanger. The Indians also swept their regional semifinal Friday, beating Sulphur Springs 3-0 at Wylie High School, the Record-Chronicle reported. MaxPreps lists Aubrey-Sanger for Monday, Nov. 9, with Sanger at 31-13 after that win.
