Lancaster unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of the Dublin Jerome Celtics by a score of 2-1 on Saturday. The Golden Gales haven't had much luck with the Celtics recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Lancaster sadly dropped the once that decided the match. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 22-25, 25-23.
Kileigh Rohr paced Lancaster's offense, picking up nine kills. Rohr got some help from Bella McKnight and her 22 assists. Rylee Johnson controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Dublin Jerome had a senior duo take command as Maya Bleeks had 14 digs and two aces and Kaleigh Simmons had nine digs and two aces.
Dublin Jerome has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it.
Lancaster has already played their next contest, a 2-0 defeat against Upper Arlington on the 23rd. As for Dublin Jerome, they will square off against Pickerington North at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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