by Chanse Hall
sports@clreporter.com
CGD 3, Clear Lake 1
In a light week for the Lion volleyball team, they traveled to Clarion to face the Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Cowgirls in a North Iowa Central Conference matchup.
The Lions looked out of sorts in the first two sets that saw the Cowgirls take a commanding 2-0 lead in the match, winning set one, 25-17, and the second, 25-16.
The Lions had a .202 kill efficiency, hitting 36 kills on 109 attempts, while the Cowgirls saw an efficiency of .174, getting 35 kills on 115 attempts.
Serving was a struggle for the Lions in the first pair of sets. Overall the Clear Lake girls were successful on 76.7 percent of their serves and saw seven aces on the night.
C-G-D was successful on 81 of its serves for an 87.1 percent efficiency, which looked to be the difference.
Set three was a bright spot for the Lions as they took their first lead.
The two teams battled back-and-forth but the Lions kept the lead and took a 25-20 victory over the Cowgirls.
That victory would be the last of the night for Clear Lake as the Cowgirls outscored the Lions, 25-18, to win the match 3-1.
In the loss, the Lions were led by senior Xada Johnson who provided 22 kills and 14 dig.
Johnson also saw the best serve efficiency on the night, going 13-of-14 with two aces.
Junior, Rowan O’Keefe saw four aces on the night to lead the team.
The Cowgirl victory put Clarion-Goldfield-Dows on top of the North Central Conference standings with a conference standing of 3-1 and an overall record of 9-11.
The Lions dropped to fourth with a 2-2 conference record and an overall record of 8-9 after suffering six losses in a row.
WC 3, Clear Lake 1
It was another tough outing for the Lion girls as they drop another game. The Clear Lake volleyball squad traveled to Webster City to face the Lynx where they kept it close, but couldn’t quite close the games out.
Going through four sets, the Lions biggest loss came by only four points.
The first set saw the Lynx defeat the Lions, 25-23 before the second set saw the four point deficit of 25-21.
The Lynx battled back in the third set to take a 25-23 victory and to force a fourth set.
It was a battle to stay alive in the game for the Lions and with the game tied and the winner needing to win by two, it fell the way of the Lynx.
Webster City came away with a 26-24 victory to win the match 3-1.
Stats for the contest were not available at press time.
The Lions are back in action Thursday, Sept. 28, against Forest City.
The Lions will get to be home once more for the first time in over a week.
