Volleyball Recap: Lafayette County Huskers vs. Lawson Cardinals
Lafayette County lost against Lawson back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Lafayette County Huskers took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lawson Cardinals. The Huskers' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Lafayette County was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Lawson work for it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 27-25, 23-25, 25-16.
Lafayette County's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Lydia Welborn, who had six digs and six aces, and Makenna Riekhof, who had 12 digs and four kills. That's the most aces Welborn has posted since back in August of 2023.
Even though they lost, Lafayette County was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in six consecutive matchups.
Kayla Phipps was a one-man wrecking crew for Lawson as she had 25 digs and two aces. Phipps is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
Lafayette County's defeat dropped their record down to 15-7-2. As for Lawson, the victory was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-5-1.
Lafayette County didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against Chillicothe on the 12th. Lawson has also already played their next contest, a 3-0 defeat against Maryville on the 12th.
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