After a string of four wins, Lyons's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Hinsdale Central Red Devils by a score of 2-1. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Lions of the 2-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2023.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Lyons sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-14, 16-25, 25-23.
Despite the loss, Lyons still got an impressive performance from Reagan Farnan, who had 13 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Farnan has posted since back in October of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Kate Heatherly, who had seven digs.
Ava Young had a dynamite game for Hinsdale Central, getting 19 digs.
Lyons' defeat dropped their record down to 8-5. As for Hinsdale Central, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-5.
Lyons will challenge Fenwick at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Hinsdale Central, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Loyola Academy at 9:00 a.m. Loyola Academy will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Hinsdale Central surely won't give up without a fight.
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