Volleyball Preview: Lexington Wildcats vs. Dutch Fork Silver Foxes
Lexington is 10-0 against Dutch Fork since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Lexington's favor as the squad sits on four straight wins at home while Dutch Fork has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Lexington is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest victory since August 26th on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Irmo.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Lexington took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-11, 25-14.
Lexington relied on 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.
Meanwhile, Dutch Fork lost 3-0 to Chapin on Tuesday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-13, 25-15.
Lexington is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Dutch Fork, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.
Everything went Lexington's way against Dutch Fork in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as Lexington made off with a 3-0 win. Will Lexington repeat their success, or does Dutch Fork have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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