Volleyball Preview: Lakeville South Cougars vs. Farmington Tigers
Lakeville South is 10-0 against Farmington since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Lakeville South Cougars will square off against the Farmington Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Lakeville South is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
Last Thursday, everything went Lakeville South's way against Burnsville as Lakeville South made off with a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Lakeville South took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-12, 25-14.
Josie Tingelhoff was the offensive standout of the match as she had 15 digs. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 10.1 digs per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Wagner, who had two aces and 12 assists.
Lakeville South couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 44.2% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 28.9% earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 35.4%.
Meanwhile, Farmington lost 3-0 to Rosemount on Thursday. The Tigers have struggled against the Irish recently, as their game on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
While Farmington was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 27-25, 25-19.
Lakeville South's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1. As for Farmington, their loss dropped their record down to 8-7-1.
Everything went Lakeville South's way against Farmington when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as Lakeville South made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lakeville South since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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