Lakewood was the 3-2 winner over Arvada West when they last played one another back in October of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Lakewood Tigers fell 3-1 to the Arvada West Wildcats on Thursday.
Lakewood was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Arvada West work for it, especially in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 24-26, 25-10, 26-24.
Despite the loss, Lakewood still got an impressive performance from Yeniah Wilmot, who had 21 digs. Wilmot has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last three times she's played.
Even though they lost, Lakewood kept the net locked down and finished the game with 14 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least six blocks in 11 consecutive matches.
Arvada West found their leader in sophomore Brooke Luna, who had 12 digs.
Lakewood's record now sits at 11-10. As for Arvada West, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season.
Lakewood wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Columbine on the 28th. Arvada West has also already played their next game, a 3-0 defeat against Castle View on the 29th.
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