If Gilpin County was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of James Irwin on Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Gilpin County Eagles fell just short of the Lyons Lions by a score of 3-2 on Saturday. The Eagles have struggled against the Lions recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Gilpin County sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-20, 22-25, 25-18, 17-25, 15-13.
Despite the loss, Gilpin County still got an impressive performance from Katelyn Brennan, who had eight digs and three aces.
Even though they lost, Gilpin County was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in three consecutive games.
With the loss, Gilpin County broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 13-9. As for Lyons, the victory (which was their 13th in a row) raised their record to 20-2.
Gilpin County wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-1 defeat against The Academy on the 2nd. Lyons has also already played their next match, a 3-2 loss against St. Mary's Academy on the 2nd.
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