Volleyball Preview: Lawndale Cardinals vs. Morningside Monarchs
Lawndale has gone 5-0 against Morningside recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Lawndale Cardinals will venture away from home to face off against the Morningside Monarchs at 3:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lawndale has four straight victories, Morningside has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
It was a proper cat-fight when Lawndale duked it out withHawthorne on Friday. Lawndale was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Hawthorne.
One reason for the win was Lawndale's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-21, 25-18.
Lawndale's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Luca Dempsey, who had 17 digs and three aces, and Evangelina Martin, who had three digs and two aces. With that strong performance, Martin is now averaging an impressive 12.9 assists per game.
Lawndale was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Morningside lost 3-0 to Culver City on Friday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-12, 25-5.
Lawndale's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-7. As for Morningside, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Lawndale took their victory against Morningside in their previous matchup back in September of 2019 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lawndale 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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