Lawrenceburg typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Batesville proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Lawrenceburg Tigers by a score of 3-1. The victory was nothing new for the Bulldogs as they're now sitting on five straight.
Batesville had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-19, 25-22, 25-20.
Anya Richey was nothing short of spectacular: she had 23 digs.
Batesville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Despite the loss, Lawrenceburg saw an underclassman step up: Zoe Roudebush had 12 digs and 13 assists. Those 12 digs set a new season-high mark for Roudebush.
Batesville is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 25-4 record this season. As for Lawrenceburg, the defeat snapped their losing streak at six games and leaves them with a 20-4 record.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. After both having extra time off, Batesville and Franklin County will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Franklin County is coming into the matchup with 11 straight losses on the road, meaning Batesville will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win. As for Lawrenceburg, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers takes on Seton Catholic at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. They will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Lawrenceburg surely won't give up without a fight.
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