Volleyball Preview: Lanphier Lions vs. Springfield Southeast Spartans
Lanphier is 2-8 against Springfield Southeast since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Lanphier Lions are on the road again to play the Springfield Southeast Spartans at 5:00 p.m. Lanphier will be strutting in after a win while Springfield Southeast will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with 11 losses in a row, Lanphier finally turned things around against Peoria on Saturday. They came out on top against the Lions by a score of 2-0.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Lanphier was: they took both sets by at least 15 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-10.
Meanwhile, Springfield Southeast came up short against Riverton on Saturday and fell 2-0. The Spartans haven't had much luck with the Hawks recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Springfield Southeast was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-14.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Parker Maxey, who had four digs and 19 assists. She has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more assists the last six times she's played.
Lanphier's victory bumped their record up to 5-20. As for Springfield Southeast, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-17.
Lanphier came up short against Springfield Southeast when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 2-0. Can Lanphier avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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