The Skidmore-Tynan Lady Cats confronted the powerful Wildcats from Gregory-Portland on Tuesday night and scared the whiskers off their larger school opponents.

The visiting G-P girls captured three straight sets (25-19, 25-20, 25-23) in the best of five match.

Each set was close and the 2A Lady Cats hung right with the big 4A team from Gregory-Portland. It was never easy for the visitors. The Lady Cats just could not get the final run late in the sets to push across the 25-point threshold for a win.

Brittany Garza recorded one ace in the match for the Lady Cats and also contributed four digs on defense along with 10 assists. D’Anne Wilder led the S-T girls with seven kills while Celina Acosta hit for five kills. Aaliyah East had four digs along the back line for Skidmore.

The loss gives the Lady Cats a 7-5 record on the year.

The freshman match also went to the visitors in two straight, 25-17 and 25-8. In the junior varsity match, the Lady Wildcats took two sets at 25-12 and then closed out the best of three match with ease, 25-4.

The Skidmore-Tynan ladies will have their varsity team in Aransas Pass this weekend for the Lady Panthers’ tournament.

On Tuesday night, all three Lady Cat teams will compete against the Lady Bulldogs at Three Rivers. Play begins at 5 p.m.