Mason entered their match against Lakota East on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Comets came up short against the Thunderhawks, falling 3-0. The contest marked the first time this year in which the Comets were not able to get on the board.
While Mason was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Lakota East's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-15, 25-23.
Tomas Amaya paced Mason's offense, picking up eight kills. Amaya got some help from Linas Binkis and his ten assists.
Leading Lakota East to victory were Will Huelskamp and Carson Berling. Huelskamp had seven digs and two aces, while Berling had eight digs and three assists. What's more, Huelskamp posted four assists, the most he's had over his last nine games. Nathan Thimme also deserves some recognition as he served his first ace of the season.
Mason's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 5-3. As for Lakota East, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 11-2.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Mason will challenge rival Middletown at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Lakota East is set to face off against their familiar foe Fairfield at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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