After flying high against Bethany Christian last Thursday, Lakewood Park Christian came back down to earth. The Lakewood Park Christian Panthers fell just short of the Concord Minutemen by a score of 2-1 on Saturday.
Lakewood Park Christian started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-18, 15-11.
Despite the loss, Lakewood Park Christian still got an impressive performance from Vanessa Crider, who had 23 digs.
Julie Reinert was a one-man wrecking crew for Concord as she had 33 digs and two aces. Reinert is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last five games she's played. Another player making a difference was Shelby Emerick, who had 13 digs.
Lakewood Park Christian dropped their record down to 8-8 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Concord, their win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 5-8.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Fort Wayne South Side the next time they take the court. Lakewood Park Christian will head out to face Fort Wayne South Side at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, while Concord will play them later in the day, at 9:30 a.m.
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