The Belton Pirates came up short against the Lincoln College Prep Blue Tigers on Monday, falling 3-0. The Pirates have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Lincoln College Prep scored at least 20 points in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-21, 25-20.
Ethan Engelby paced Belton's offense, picking up seven kills. Engelby got some help from Josue Hinojos and his 18 assists. Mark Park controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Leading Lincoln College Prep to victory were Alex Dinh and Ben Golec. Dinh had nine digs and two aces, while Golec had 18 digs and one assist. That's the most digs Dinh has posted over his last six matches.
Belton's loss dropped their record down to 15-13-3. As for Lincoln College Prep, their win bumped their record up to 14-5-3.
Belton didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-2 victory against Ruskin on the 29th. As for Lincoln College Prep, they will take on Central at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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