Volleyball Preview: Westmoreland Eagles vs. Lancaster Red Devils
The Westmoreland Eagles will square off against the Lancaster Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Westmoreland will be strutting in after a victory while Lancaster will be coming in after a loss.
Last Thursday, everything went Westmoreland's way against Colonial Beach as Westmoreland made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Meanwhile, Lancaster didn't have quite enough to beat Northumberland on Thursday and fell 3-2. The defeat continues a trend for the Red Devils in their matchups with the Indians: they've now lost five in a row.
Lancaster took Northumberland into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-12, 16-25, 21-25, 15-13.
Despite the loss, Lancaster saw an underclassman step up: Addison George had 26 digs. George is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last seven games she's played.
Westmoreland's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 12-6. As for Lancaster, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-7.
Westmoreland came up short against Lancaster in their previous matchup back in September, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lancaster's Lily Hathaway, who had 15 digs and six aces. Now that Westmoreland knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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