After flying high against Turner last Tuesday, Lone Star came back down to earth. The Lone Star Rangers took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wakeland Wolverines on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Rangers of the 3-1 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture on October 1st.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-27, 25-19, 25-13.
Kyler Birkelbach paced Lone Star's offense, picking up 16 kills. Birkelbach got some help from
Layla Baker and her 31 assists. Baker was also solid from the service line: she led the team with three aces.
Among those leading the charge was Emily Dufresne, who had 15 digs and two aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last eight contests.
With the defeat, Lone Star broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 22-14. As for Wakeland, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 19 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 28-6 record this season.
Lone Star will head out to take on The Colony at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lone Star is facing The Colony at the right time seeing as The Colony is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Wakeland, they will welcome Turner at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Wakeland's favor as the team sits on 18 straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Turner has been banged up by eight consecutive losses on the road.
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