Volleyball Preview: Layton Lancers vs. Syracuse Titans
Layton hasn't had much luck against Syracuse recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Layton Lancers will venture away from home to challenge the Syracuse Titans at 5:00 p.m.
Layton is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Green Canyon, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Layton was ranked 25th). Layton took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Green Canyon on Friday. Considering the last time the Lancers couldn't score was back in September, the team can't take the result too hard.
While Layton was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Syracuse was able to grind out a solid victory over Spanish Fork on Friday, taking the game 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Titans.
Syracuse 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, 25-14, 25-16, 25-13.
Among those leading the charge was Karlie Hamblin, who had 19 digs.
Syracuse was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 20 consecutive contests.
The loss snapped Layton's winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 12-7 record. As for Syracuse, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.
Layton came up short against Syracuse in their previous matchup back in September, falling 3-1. Can Layton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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