It’s hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Lake Highlands can now relate to. They fell just short of the Plano East Panthers by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Wildcats have struggled against the Panthers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.

Lake Highlands took Plano East into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-13, 25-22, 23-25, 15-12.

Carrigan Anderly

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Lake Highlands lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Carrigan Anderly, who had 34 assists and 19 digs. She has been hot for a while, having posted 14 or more assists the last 16 times she’s played. Brylie Woodbury was another key player, getting 25 digs and three assists.

Lake Highlands’ loss dropped their record down to 28-9. As for Plano East, they pushed their record up to 30-10 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home.

Lake Highlands does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Plano East, they will take on Eastlake on Thursday.

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