It was a proper cat-fight when King took on Humble on Friday. The King Panthers fell just short of the Humble Wildcats by a score of 3-2. The Panthers have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
King actually scored more points across those five sets (108-106), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-19, 26-24, 18-25, 17-15.
Carmen Cooksey paced King's offense, picking up 16 kills. Cooksey got some help from
Regina Patino and her 35 assists. Cooksey was also solid from the service line: she led the team with six aces.
King's defeat dropped their record down to 22-17. As for Humble, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which somehow still isn't as good as their 29-9 record this season.
King has already played their next game, a 3-1 loss against Kingwood on the 22nd. As for Humble, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-0 defeat against Summer Creek on the 22nd.
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