Lee Vining lost against Baker back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Lee Vining Tigers fell 3-1 to the Baker Braves. The Tigers have struggled against the Braves recently, as their game on Friday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-19, 17-25, 25-23.
Despite the defeat, Lee Vining saw an underclassman step up: Ember Eilts had 16 kills, two blocks, and 16 assists. The dominant performance gave Eilts a new career-high in blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Julie Ruelas, who had eight aces and three kills.
Even though they lost, Lee Vining was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Lee Vining's loss dropped their record down to 7-10-1. As for Baker, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-12-2 record this season.
Lee Vining has already played their next game, a 3-0 defeat against Lone Pine on the 7th. As for Baker, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-1 win against Big Pine on the 5th.
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