North Lamar won the last time they faced Paris, and things went their way on Friday too. The North Lamar Panthers won by a set and slipped past the Paris Wildcats 3-2. The win was nothing new for the Panthers as they're now sitting on four straight.
North Lamar had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 20-25, 25-16, 25-17, 15-13.
Among those leading the charge was Lilly Stewart, who had 17 digs.
North Lamar was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in ten consecutive matches.
When it comes to explaining why Paris lost, don't look at Makenzie Besteman. Despite the final result, she had 21 digs. Besteman is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
North Lamar has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season. As for Paris, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 23-11.
North Lamar will head out to face off against Bonham at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Bonham is coming into the contest with three straight defeats at home, meaning North Lamar will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory. As for Paris, they will square off against Sulphur Springs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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