After flying high against Stockdale on Tuesday, Kingsburg came back down to earth. The Vikings took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lemoore Tigers on Thursday. The Vikings were not able to make up for their loss to the Tigers from their previous meeting back in September of 2024.
Kingsburg started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 24-26, 25-17, 25-20, 25-18.
Averie Croissant paced Kingsburg's offense, picking up nine kills. Croissant got some help from Maddie Ekizian and her 21 assists. Ekizian also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with Brooke Visser, racking up two apiece.
Lemoore can attribute much of their success to Gabriela Leon, who had 19 digs and two assists. That's the most assists Leon has posted since back in October of 2024.
Kingsburg's defeat was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Lemoore, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Kingsburg didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 loss against Buchanan on the 22nd. As for Lemoore, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 2-0 win against Morro Bay on the 22nd.
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