Volleyball Recap: Downingtown East Cougars vs. Coatesville Red Raiders
Downingtown East won the last time they faced Coatesville, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Downingtown East Cougars put the hurt on the Coatesville Red Raiders with a sharp 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.
Downingtown East was dominant in the second set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Coatesville squad. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-12, 25-20.
Jamie Lizardo was nothing short of spectacular: she had 21 digs and three aces. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in aces.
Downingtown East 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 11 consecutive contests.
Downingtown East's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-2-1. As for Coatesville, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Downingtown East will head out to square off against East at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. As for Coatesville, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Academy Park at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Coatesville is facing Academy Park at the right time seeing as Academy Park is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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