Volleyball Preview: Lake Highlands Wildcats vs. Richardson Eagles
Lake Highlands has gone 9-1 against Richardson recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Lake Highlands Wildcats are taking a road trip to challenge the Richardson Eagles at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Lake Highlands earned a 3-1 win over Sachse. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Lake Highlands was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-16, 25-20, 25-19.
Stella Leath went supernova for Lake Highlands, getting 21 digs. Leath is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 14 or more in the last four games she's played.
Meanwhile, Richardson waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Vikings.
Richardson was staring down a 2-0 deficit headed into the third set, but they rallied to take the next four for the win. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 24-26, 25-16, 25-21, 16-14.
Winnie Goodson was nothing short of spectacular: she had 26 digs. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 10 digs per game.
Lake Highlands' win bumped their record up to 17-11. As for Richardson, they pushed their record up to 9-14 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Lake Highlands took their win against Richardson when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lake Highlands since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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