Volleyball Preview: Madison Southern Eagles vs. Lexington Christian Eagles
Madison Southern is 6-1 against Lexington Christian since August of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Madison Southern Eagles will venture away from home to square off against the Lexington Christian Eagles at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Madison Southern took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They put the hurt on Berea with a sharp 3-0 win.
Meanwhile, Lexington Christian sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over East Jessamine on Thursday.
Lexington Christian took East Jessamine into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-22, 25-15, 24-26, 16-14.
Lexington Christian's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Brooks Setzer, who had five digs and three aces, and Sophia Gorshak, who had six digs. The dominant performance gave Setzer a new career-high in aces.
Madison Southern now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Lexington Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
Madison Southern came up short against Lexington Christian in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Madison Southern avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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