After flying high against Mead last Tuesday, Lyons-Decatur Northeast came back down to earth. The Lyons-Decatur Northeast Cougars fell just short of the Winside Wildcats by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Cougars have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast wouldn't go down easily and took Winside into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-15, 23-25, 20-25, 15-12.
Tavyanna Parker paced Lyons-Decatur Northeast's offense, picking up 11 kills. Parker got some help from
Avery Bacon and her 39 assists.
Kassi Simonsen and
Linden Anderson kept things locked in from the service line: the pair finished with two aces apiece.
Skylar Spann was nothing short of spectacular for Winside: she had 21 digs.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast's loss dropped their record down to 10-21. As for Winside, they pushed their record up to 12-12 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast has already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against Pender on the 28th. As for Winside, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-2 loss against Archangels Catholic on the 28th.
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