Volleyball Preview: Lovejoy Leopards vs. Wakeland Wolverines
The Lovejoy Leopards are on the road again on Friday to play the Wakeland Wolverines. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Lovejoy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They blew past Wilson 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-7, 25-18, 25-11.
Lovejoy's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Emerson Boyd, who had six digs and three aces, and Sienna Franks, who had seven digs and five aces. Boyd has been hot for a while, having also posted 12 or more assists the last 16 times she's played.
Lovejoy couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 50% of their attack attempts. That's the best hitting percentage they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Wakeland entered their tilt with Poteet on Tuesday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Pirates.
Wakeland was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-10, 25-20.
Wakeland has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 22 of their last 23 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 32-6 record this season. As for Lovejoy, their win bumped their record up to 36-8.
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