Lake Cormorant faced Hernando in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Lake Cormorant fell just short of Hernando by a score of 3-2. Lake Cormorant was not able to repeat the success they had when they faced Hernando earlier this season, when they won 3-0.
Lake Cormorant wouldn't go down easily and took Hernando into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking six-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-23, 18-25, 25-13, 15-9.
Sofia Gonzalez paced Lake Cormorant's offense, picking up 21 kills. Gonzalez got some help from Payton Davis and her 20 assists. Finally, Kerrigan Faggard kept Lake Cormorant's defense grounded, leading the team with three blocks.
Leading Hernando to victory were Camille Baird and Julieann Sartain. Baird had 27 digs and two aces, while Sartain had 22 digs and one assist. Those 22 digs gave Sartain a new career-high.
Lake Cormorant's defeat dropped their record down to 21-8. As for Hernando, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-11.
Lake Cormorant has already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Center Hill on the 23rd. As for Hernando, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-1 win against Tupelo on the 23rd.
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