Wylie senior Olivia Royal looks at junior Aubrey DeGrate (13) after the Lady Pirates score a point during a recent home match against Sachse. The Lady Pirates defeated Lakeview Centennial in three sets on Tuesday to improve to 10-0 in District 9-6A. Photo by Tina Lopez / C&S Media

By David Wolman

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The Wylie and Wylie East volleyball teams continued their winning ways Tuesday.

The Lady Pirates cruised to a 3-0 win (25-7, 25-7, 25-15) over Lakeview Centennial to improve to 10-0 in District 9-6A. Wylie now owns a two-game lead over Sachse (8-2) for first place after the Lady Mustangs lost in five sets to Naaman Forest (7-3) on Tuesday evening.

Junior Aubrey DeGrate posted 10 kills to power Wylie’s offense and added three blocks. Senior Peyton Stade accounted for 11 of Wylie’s 38 kills, while junior outside hitter Keelyn Green finished with six.

Junior libero Jolene Bao notched a team-high 12 digs to lead Wylie’s defense in the back row, followed by junior Stacy Kiambi with seven.

The Lady Pirates also dominated behind the service line, finishing with 12 aces, including three from senior Livian Nesbit.

Wylie East (6-4) avenged an earlier loss to Garland, earning a thrilling five-set victory over the Lady Owls, 24-26, 25-22, 24-26, 25-16, 20-18.

The Lady Raiders were sharp defensively, led by 36 digs from freshman Sadie Green-Sustaire, 28 from freshman Tess Adamic and 23 from junior Abri Green. Green also paced Wylie East’s serving with six aces.

Adamic contributed 14 kills, while sophomore Rileigh Brown led the team with 15 kills and five blocks. Junior Macy Barcelo added 13 kills.

Wylie East has won five of its last six district matches after starting 9-6A play at 1-3.