It came down to the final matches, but the Lions could not quite come back all the way as they fell to Rudi's Rackrunners 9-8 Thursday evening at the Lindenwood Billiards Arena in St. Charles, Missouri.

The Lions took an early 2-0 lead after winning the 15-Ball competition 233-229, but singles 9-Ball went the way of the Rackrunners, putting Lindenwood behind 8-6.  The Lions still had a chance if they could sweep three doubles matches, but they were only able to win two.  April Larson posted a score of 50 and Taylor Hansen 49 to lead Lindenwood in 15-Ball competition.  JP Portwood and Hansen each went 1.5-1 overall in match play to help the cause.

With the loss, the Lions dropped to 1-1 on the season.
 

Lions vs. Rackrunners	15-Ball	Singles	Doubles
Russell Carter	41	0-2	0.5-0
JP Portwood	31	1-1	0.5-0
April Larson	50	1-1	0-0.5
Madison Bond	33	1-1	0-0.5
Hunter Davis	29	0-2	0.5-0
Taylor Hansen	49	1-1	0.5-0
	233
Total	2-0	4-8	2-1	8-9