If Klein Cain was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Klein last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Klein Cain Hurricanes fell just short of the Klein Oak Panthers by a score of 3-2 on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Hurricanes of the 3-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
Klein Cain wouldn't go down easily and took Klein Oak into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-18, 17-25, 25-19, 16-14.
Klein Cain's loss came despite strong showings from Carson Roye and Layla LaCafta. Roye had 20 digs and three aces, while LaCafta had nine digs, six aces, and five kills. The dominant performance gave LaCafta a new career-high in aces.
Even though they lost, Klein Cain was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Leading Klein Oak to victory were Erin Carpenter and Samantha Kuehnle. Carpenter had 11 digs and five aces, while Kuehnle had three digs and 25 assists. Carpenter is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season.
Klein Cain has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-26 record this season. As for Klein Oak, their win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 23-13.
Klein Cain will head out to take on Tomball Memorial at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Tomball Memorial will roll in looking for their 12th straight victory, something Klein Cain surely won't give up without a fight. As for Klein Oak, they will welcome Klein Forest at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Klein Oak is facing Klein Forest at the right time seeing as Klein Forest is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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