After flying high against Monroe on Thursday, Edgewood came back down to earth. The Cougars came up short against the Lakota West Firebirds on Saturday, falling 3-0. The Cougars were not able to make up for their defeat to the Firebirds from their previous meeting back in October of 2023.
Railynn Bowman paced Edgewood's offense, picking up 13 kills. Bowman got some help from Ella Crist and her 25 assists. Crist also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with Rylee Dawes, each putting up three.
Leading Lakota West to victory were Brookelyn Humphrey and Ava Kennedy. Humphrey had 15 digs and three aces, while Kennedy had 12 assists and nine digs. Those nine digs gave Kennedy a new career-high.
Edgewood's loss dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Lakota West, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
Edgewood will challenge Bellbrook at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Lakota West, they will square off against Roger Bacon at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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