Lowry was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They were a single set away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of the Elko Indians. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Indians this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 on October 4th.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Elko scored at least 11 points in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-20, 25-18, 20-25, 15-11.
Kyra Schiermeister paced Lowry's offense, picking up 19 kills. Schiermeister got some help from Hazen Root and her 15 assists. Schiermeister was also solid from the service line: she led the team with five aces.
Lowry's loss dropped their record down to 8-20. As for Elko, the victory snapped their losing streak at three matches and leaves them with a 14-15 record.
Lowry has already played their next match (against Spring Creek), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Elko, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 defeat against Churchill County on the 25th.
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