Lincoln Leadership Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell just short of the Motivation Jaguars by a score of 3-2. While the Lions didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Jaguars 25-21 in the first set.
Lincoln Leadership Academy started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 16-25, 25-17, 25-21, 15-13.
Motivation's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Zara Sumner led the charge by getting nine aces. The dominant performance gave Sumner a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Joy Cassell, who had eight aces.
Lincoln Leadership Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Motivation, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 10-1.
Lincoln Leadership Academy will head out to take on MMI Preparatory School at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Motivation, they will take on Parkway West at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in Motivation's favor as the squad sits on five straight wins at home while Parkway West has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.
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