Kingwood Park kicked off their season on the road on Tuesday and hit a couple of potholes. They fell 3-1 to the Lake Creek Lions. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their meetings with the Lions: they've now lost seven in a row.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-18, 17-25, 25-13.
Kaely Evans paced Kingwood Park's offense, picking up nine kills. Evans also shared the team's lead in assists with Zoey Smith: they picked up 12 each. Emma Abel controlled things from the service line, finishing with five aces.
Leading Lake Creek to victory were Louisa Ertischek and Brooke Kelley. Ertischek had 20 digs and three assists, while Kelley had 17 assists and three digs. Kelley has been hot for a while, having posted 12 or more assists the last 27 times she's played.
Lake Creek pushed their record up to 2-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Kingwood Park has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 win against Buna on the 14th. As for Lake Creek, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-1 defeat against Barbers Hill on the 14th.
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