Lyons-Decatur Northeast finishes week 1-4

The Lyons-Decatur Northeast Cougars were very competitive last week, but their efforts yielded them only one win as they finished the week 1-4.

Lyons-Decatur Northeast lost to Oakland-Craig and Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family 2-1 on Tuesday at their own triangular before going 1-2 at the Tekamah-Herman Tourney on Saturday. The Cougars beat Fort Calhoun 2-0, lost 2-1 to the host Tigers, and lost 2-0 to Omaha Roncalli.

The Cougars took set one from Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family 25-17, but lost the next two sets 25-23 and 25-21.

Kelly Wakeley had 10 kills and 8 digs while Brianne Haskell notched 28 digs. Abby Peterson totaled 10 digs while Lexie Bacon posted 9 digs and 12 set assists. Mickayla Peterson dished out 8 set assists.
 

The Knights took set one from the Cougars 25-14. Lyons-Decatur Northeast rebounded to win set two 25-14, but Oakland-Craig took care of business in set three, winning 25-13. 

Wakeley put down 8 kills and added 14 digs. Abby Peterson led the way in digs with 23. Haskell totaled 16 while Bacon notched 15 digs and 14 set assists. 

The Cougars won set one against the Pioneers 25-19, and took set two 25-16.

Haskell had 8 kills and 16 digs while Wakeley recorded 8 kills and 7 digs. Brandi Simonsen added 10 digs while Bacon dished out 15 set assists.

The Crimson Pride won set one over Lyons-Decatur Northeast 25-21, and took set two 25-20.

Wakeley finished with 8 kills to lead the team. Haskell totaled 12 digs while Abby Peterson chipped in 8. Bacon registered 7 digs and 8 set assists.

 

The Tigers won set one over the Cougars 25-21. Lyons-Decatur Northeast nabbed the second set 25-13, but Tekamah-Herman won set three 25-21. 

Wakeley posted 10 kills while Haskell recorded 8 kills and 11 digs. Maddie Ronnfeldt and Bacon had 10 digs each while Simonsen had 9. Bacon dished out 26 set assists.

It was a week of almosts for the Cougars. Lyons-Decatur Northeast has been close to victory so many times this season, yet they seem to come up short quite a bit.

The Cougars (3-9) battle Scribner-Snyder (1-9) at home on Tuesday.

The Trojans lost 3-1 at home to Clarkson/Leigh on Tuesday of last week and have struggled for much of the season.

This could be a pretty good battle on Tuesday. I fully expect Lyons-Decatur Northeast to win, but I think Scribner-Snyder is definitely capable of making things interesting.

Wakeley and Haskell have to continue to lead this team.

The Cougars' hard work and effort hasn't yielded them many wins this season so far, but at some point you would think Lyons-Decatur Northeast will turn the corner.

The Cougars also have matches against Winnebago and Emerson-Hubbard on Thursday so if Lyons-Decatur Northeast could win two out of three this week I think it would serve as a good building block for the rest of the season.

The Cougars have been so close to winning quite a few matches this year, but victory has seemed to slip out of their grasp time and time again.

I think that's about to change starting Tuesday. I think you'll see Lyons-Decatur Northeast start to get on track.

Listen to Tuesday's match on 107.9 the Bull. Things are set to get underway at 6:30 p.m.