After flying high against Aurora last Thursday, Lamar came back down to earth. The Tigers fell just short of the Monett Cubs by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for the Tigers in their meetings with the Cubs: they've now lost three in a row.
Lamar started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 24-26, 25-22, 26-24, 15-11.
Their offense was headlined by Sophia Haag and Chrislyn Dixon, who picked up 13 kills apiece. They got some help from Rowan Parks and her 19 assists. Dixon was also solid from the service line: she led the team with four aces.
Lamar's defeat dropped their record down to 20-8-3. As for Monett, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-6-1.
Coming up, Lamar will face off against Adrian at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Monett does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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