The Midland Chemics will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Lapeer Lightning at 7:00 p.m. Lapeer took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Midland, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, Midland got the win against Carman-Ainsworth by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Midland was: they took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-14, 25-14.
Midland's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Bella Kroll, who had seven digs.
Midland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Lapeer's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Caledonia.
Lapeer was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-22.
Midland is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 18 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season. As for Lapeer, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-7-2.
Midland came up short against Lapeer in their previous meeting back in October of 2020, falling 3-1. Can Midland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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