Lamar entered their matchup against Ozark on Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Warriors fell 3-1 to the Hillbillies. While the Warriors didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Hillbillies 25-14 in the first set.
Lamar actually scored more points across those four sets (94-90), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 14-25, 25-22, 25-23, 26-24.
Phoenix Sanders paced Lamar's offense, picking up 16 kills. Sanders got some help from Carys Miranda and her 20 assists. Brianna Bush controlled things from the service line, finishing with seven aces.
Ozark was led to victory by Sara Abulawi and Livia Clauson. Abulawi had 21 assists, 10 digs, and two aces, while Clauson had 15 digs, eight kills, and two aces. The team also got some help from Bella Bishop, who had 10 digs.
Lamar suffered their first home loss, dropping their record down to 11-7. As for Ozark, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 10-6.
Coming up, Lamar will stay at home for another game and welcome Perryville at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Ozark, they will host Dardanelle at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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