Venice comes up short in bid to reach state finals in Class 6A Girls Volleyball

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (WWSB) - It was a chance for a little history today in Winter Haven, as the Venice Lady Indians girls volleyball team punched their ticket to the FHSAA Class 6A state semifinals, and were hoping to earn a spot in the championship game on Saturday evening with a victory on Friday morning over Horizon High School.Venice looked strong in the early going in this one against the Hawks. There was a juncture where the team rattled off five consecutive points. Late in the first set on set point, and up 24-21, the Hawks were unable to return volley back over the net as the ball careened out of bounds, and the Lady Indians took set one, 25-21.The second set was another impressive showing for the Indians. Up 24-16, Venice benefited on a nice kill from Kinsey Judge, just inside the line. The three-seed Venice was looking to topple the Hawks, just needing one more set to do so.The Indians were up 9-8 in the third set, but the Lady Hawks went on a run from there. Horizon was up 24