Evanston faced Star Valley in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Devils fell 3-1 to the Braves. The Devils were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Braves earlier this season, when they won 3-2.
Kyan Lawlar paced Evanston's offense, picking up 21 kills. Lawlar got some help from Braelynn Morrison and her 31 assists. Lawlar also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with Brinley Hanks, each putting up three.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Star Valley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Camryn Mackey, who had 11 digs and five aces. The dominant performance also gave Mackey a new career-high in assists (five). Another player making a difference was Avery England, who had 12 digs and two aces.
Evanston's defeat ended a five-match streak of away wins and brought them to 20-16. As for Star Valley, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-13 record this season.
Evanston wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against Jackson Hole on the 25th. As for Star Valley, they have also already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Natrona County on the 24th.
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