Connersville unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They lost 3-0 to the Lawrenceburg Tigers on Tuesday. The Spartans have struggled against the Tigers recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
While Connersville was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-23, 25-19.
Kendyl Bottomley paced Connersville's offense, picking up eight kills. Bottomley got some help from Keagan Ritter and her 14 assists. Finally, Bottomley was also a dominant defender, finishing with a team-high four blocks.
Lawrenceburg was led to victory by Zoe Roudebush and Ellyse Shealy. Roudebush had five digs and two aces, while Shealy had seven digs. Those seven digs gave Shealy a new career-high.
Lawrenceburg's win was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 1-1.
Connersville wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 3-0 loss against Eastern Hancock on the 21st. Lawrenceburg has also already played their next contest (against North Decatur), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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