Volleyball Recap: Lafayette Comes Up Short in High-Profile Contest with Highlands

By Team Reports Oct 13, 2024, 6:07am

Volleyball Recap: Lafayette Generals vs. Highlands Bluebirds

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On Saturday, Lafayette faced Highlands in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Lafayette Generals fell 2-0 to the Highlands Bluebirds. The Generals were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Bluebirds apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played on Friday.

While Lafayette ultimately came up short, they really made Highlands work, particularly in the first set. The final score came out to 29-27, 25-14.

Highlands was led to victory by Hayden Gessner and Mia Perron. Gessner had 11 digs, while Perron had ten digs.

Lafayette moved to 24-11 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Highlands, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 25-8 record this season.

Lafayette will square off against Danville at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Highlands, they will challenge Beechwood at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Beechwood sitting on four straight victories and Highlands on five.

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