Volleyball Preview: Dutch Fork Silver Foxes vs. Lexington Wildcats
Dutch Fork is 0-10 against Lexington since October of 2019 but things could change on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, both will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:00 p.m.
Dutch Fork is headed into Tuesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Tuesday. They came up short against Chapin, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-13, 25-15.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Lexington, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. Everything went their way against Irmo on Tuesday as Lexington made off with a 3-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Wildcats have posted since August 26th.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Lexington was: they took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-11, 25-14.
Lexington's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Lily Kate Deyo, who had six digs and four aces, and Juliette Grandjean, who had five digs. The dominant performance gave Deyo a new career-high in aces.
Lexington was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Dutch Fork's defeat dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Lexington, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Dutch Fork might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Lexington in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Dutch Fork avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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