Lufkin's tournament run continued when they took on Eastlake on Friday. The Panthers fell just short of the Falcons by a score of 2-1. The game marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Lufkin 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 24-26, 25-19, 25-18.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Eastlake to victory, but perhaps none more so than Genna Gandara, who had seven digs and one block. Gandara has been hot for a while, having also posted 16 or more assists the last 45 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Giselle Gandara, who had 12 kills and nine digs.
Having lost for the first time this season, Lufkin fell to 4-1. As for Eastlake, their win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Lufkin has already played their next contest, a 2-1 victory against Pearce on the 16th. As for Eastlake, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 win against Melissa on the 16th.
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