Volleyball Recap: Lafayette Lancers vs. Parkway West Longhorns
On Friday, Lafayette faced Parkway West in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Lafayette Lancers put the hurt on the Parkway West Longhorns with a sharp 3-0 win. For the Lancers, this counts as revenge for the 3-0 victory the Longhorns walked away with the last time they faced one another on October 9th.
Lafayette's got stronger as the match went on, holding Parkway West to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-18, 25-10.
Lafayette was led to victory by Addy Wiese and Carly Desarno. Wiese had ten digs and four aces, while Desarno had seven digs, six aces, and two kills. Desarno has been hot for a while, having also posted 13 or more assists the last 23 times she's played.
Lafayette was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. They are 8-1 when they serve at least ten aces.
Lafayette is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 28-5 record this season. As for Parkway West, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-10-3.
Lafayette's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Jackson at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday. Jackson will roll in looking for their 15th straight win, something Lafayette surely won't give up without a fight. Parkway West does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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