It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Lone Star can now relate to. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lovejoy Leopards on Friday. The Rangers have struggled against the Leopards recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Lone Star started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-22, 25-16, 25-22.
Kyler Birkelbach paced Lone Star's offense, picking up 15 kills. Birkelbach got some help from
Layla Baker and her 30 assists.
Sienna Franks was nothing short of spectacular for Lovejoy: she had 25 digs.
With the loss, Lone Star broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 25-15. As for Lovejoy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 19 of their last 20 games, which provided a nice bump to their 35-8 record this season.
Lone Star does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lovejoy, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Wilson at 6:30 p.m. Wilson will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Lovejoy surely won't give up without a fight.
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