Mackenzie Plante (11), 18 kills and 20 digs, splits Hays’ defense for a kill in the fifth set to give the Lady Tigers momentum and a 14-12 lead. A pesky Hays team didn’t go down easy but Dripping Springs won the fifth set 15-13 for a 3-2 win. Hays forced the fifth set with a 25-19 win in the fourth set.

Hays’ senior Trista Strasser drives the ball past a Dripping Springs defender for a kill. A 25-19 Hays win in the fourth set forced a fifth and final set with Dripping Springs w...