Volleyball Recap: Lockwood Takes a Loss

Lockwood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 3-0 to the Custer County Cowboys. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cowboys this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-0 back in August.

Lockwood was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-17, 25-22.

Ellie Hassler paced Lockwood's offense, picking up ten kills. Hassler got some help from Tessa Ketterling and her three assists.

Lockwood's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Custer County, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-2.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lockwood will host Laurel at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Custer County, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Dawson County at 7:00 p.m.