Volleyball Preview: Lafayette Lions vs. Sulphur Golden Tors
The Lafayette Lions are on the road again on Thursday to play the Sulphur Golden Tors at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Lafayette beat Acadiana 3-1.
Lafayette had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-16, 25-18, 25-18.
Brae'Ona Smith and Abby Manson were among the main playmakers for Lafayette as the former had 18 digs and three aces and the latter had 14 digs and three aces. Manson is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last seven games she's played.
Lafayette was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 19 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Sulphur waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Rams as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
The final score came out to 25-20, 25-16, 25-21.
Lafayette has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for Sulphur, their record is now 22-15.
Lafayette came up short against Sulphur in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Lafayette avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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