South Lafourche opened its Division II state playoff run with a clean sweep Thursday night in Galliano. The ninth-seeded Tarpons beat No. 24 Leesville 3-0 (25-10, 25-14, 25-20) in the bi-district round.
Kourtney Duet paced the attack with nine kills, seven digs, four aces and two solo blocks. Libero Jolie Callais added 16 digs as South Lafourche controlled every set and snapped a five-match losing streak heading into the postseason.
The Tarpons improve to 21-17 and move on to the regional round. Leesville’s season ends at the first hurdle of the 32-team Division II bracket.
South Lafourche earned a Top-10 seed after a strong district campaign and will host the next round as it chases a trip to the Cajundome in Lafayette for the state tournament (Nov. 12-14). By-U Sports will follow the Tarpons through the rest of the playoffs.
