If West Creek was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Kenwood last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The West Creek Coyote fell just short of the Kirkwood Cobras by a score of 3-2 on Monday. The Coyote were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cobras apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September of 2023.
West Creek wouldn't go down easily and took Kirkwood into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking eight-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-22, 25-27, 20-25, 15-7.
Despite the defeat, West Creek saw an underclassman step up: Jemma Kearney had six digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Kearney a new career-high in aces.
Even though they lost, West Creek was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 15.8.
West Creek's loss dropped their record down to 11-11. As for Kirkwood, the win snapped their losing streak at six games and leaves them with a 2-12 record.
West Creek will welcome Henry County at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Kirkwood does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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