By Jeff Halpern | Photos by Tommy Land 

HOT SPRINGS — Mansfield head coach Kaylie Pyles compared her team to a train in that once you get momentum, keep it up. 

That was the case Saturday morning at Bank OZK Arena where the Tigers (27-3) defeated Lavaca (24-6) 25-16, 25-15, 25-16 for the fourth time this season for the Class 2A state championship.

“If you get on a run, keep it going,” said Pyles after her team won its third consecutive state title with the mantra ‘Run it back.’
