Lordstown lost against Heartland Christian back in August of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Lordstown Red Devils fell just short of the Heartland Christian Lions by a score of 2-1. The loss continues a trend for the Red Devils in their matchups with the Lions : they've now lost four in a row.
Lordstown took a 1-0 lead headed into the second set, but sadly they lost the next two. After all that action, the final score was 24-26, 25-15, 25-13.
Despite the defeat, Lordstown saw an underclassman step up: Kaycee Was had two aces and 13 assists.
Heartland Christian was led to victory by Adeline Barrett and Keagan Pruitt. Barrett had three aces, while Pruitt hit 58.3% for 11 aces, nine digs, and seven kills. The dominant performance gave Pruitt a new career-high in hitting percentage.
Lordstown's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Heartland Christian, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-2.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing United the next time they take the court. Lordstown will host United at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, while Heartland Christian will play them later in the day, at 10:00 a.m.
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