If Lyle/Pacelli was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Kingsland on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Athletics came up short against the Mabel-Canton Cougars on Thursday, falling 3-0. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Athletics of the 3-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2024.
While Lyle/Pacelli was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Mabel-Canton's winning margin in every set. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-20, 25-23.
Akeera Oman paced Lyle/Pacelli's offense, picking up eight kills. Oman got some help from Autumn Drennan and her 19 assists. Drennan also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with Jada Leif, racking up three apiece.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mabel-Canton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Gwenyth Rein, who had 27 assists and eight digs. Rein is crushing it when it comes to assists: she's posted at least 14 every time she's taken the court this season.
Lyle/Pacelli's loss dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Mabel-Canton, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 17-1.
Coming up, Lyle/Pacelli will head out to take on LeRoy-Ostrander at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Mabel-Canton, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 2-0 win against Pine River-Backus on the 19th.
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