Winchester entered their tilt with Lexington on Thursday with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. They had just enough and edged the Lexington Minutemen out 3-2. This was payback for the Red & Black, who suffered a 3-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Winchester who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 18-25, 25-14, 20-25, 15-7.
Margo Kaduson was nothing short of spectacular: she had 21 digs and four aces. She is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season.
Winchester was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in 23 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
When it comes to explaining why Lexington lost, don't look at Eesha Gangal. Despite the final result, she had 15 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Gangal has posted in her last seven games.
Winchester pushed their record up to 15-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Lexington, their defeat ended an 11-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 14-3.
Winchester will challenge Reading Memorial at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Lexington, they will face off against Belmont at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Belmont will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Lexington surely won't give up without a fight.
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