It was a proper cat-fight when North Lamar duked it out withParis on Tuesday. The North Lamar Panthers fell just short of the Paris Wildcats by a score of 3-2. The Panthers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Wildcats apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played on October 4th.
North Lamar actually scored more points across those five sets (106-100), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 26-24, 15-25, 25-22, 15-10.
Even though they lost, North Lamar kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least five blocks in eight consecutive matches.
Paris can attribute much of their success to Makenzie Besteman, who had 18 digs and a kill. Besteman is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last 11 games she's played.
North Lamar's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 25-10. As for Paris, their record now sits at 26-13.
North Lamar wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Bonham on the 25th. Paris has also already played their next contest, a 3-2 defeat against Sulphur Springs on the 24th.
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