Volleyball Preview: Morgan Raiders vs. New Lexington Panthers
Morgan hasn't had much luck against New Lexington recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Morgan Raiders will look to defend their home court against the New Lexington Panthers at 7:00 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Tuesday.
New Lexington is hoping to do what Berne Union couldn't on Saturday: put an end to Morgan's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Morgan put the hurt on Berne Union with a sharp 3-0 win. While the Raiders didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Morgan was: they took every set by at least eight points. After all that action, the final score was 25-11, 25-17, 25-14.
Blair Clawson was the offensive standout of the match as she had nine digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in August.
Morgan was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, everything went New Lexington's way against Athens on Saturday as New Lexington made off with a 3-0 victory.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-22, 25-13.
New Lexington relied on the efforts of Addison Wycinski, who had 15 digs, and Gracie Newlon, who had 12 digs.
Morgan has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. As for New Lexington, their win bumped their record up to an identical 8-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Morgan has serving mastered this season, having averaged 9.5 aces per game. However, it's not like New Lexington struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Morgan might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from New Lexington in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Morgan avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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