After flying high against Magoffin County last Monday, Paintsville came back down to earth. The Paintsville Tigers fell 3-1 to the Johnson Central Golden Eagles on Tuesday. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Golden Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
While Paintsville had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 20 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-23, 18-25, 25-20.
Ella Wells and Kylie Kinner certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Wells had five digs and 18 assists, while Kinner had ten kills and five digs. Kinner is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had seven or more in the last 47 games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Paintsville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in ten consecutive contests.
Paintsville's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-4. As for Johnson Central, they pushed their record up to 11-3 with that win, which was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season.
Paintsville didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-2 loss vs. Pikeville on the 19th. As for Johnson Central, they are taking a road trip to take on Martin County at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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