Linton-Stockton waltzed into their contest on Monday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the North Central Thunderbirds 3-0. That's more bragging rights for the Miners, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Linton-Stockton took every set by at least 13 points. The final score came out to 25-6, 25-6, 25-12.
Linton-Stockton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in six consecutive matches.
Linton-Stockton is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season. As for North Central, their defeat was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-14.
Linton-Stockton will head out to challenge North Knox at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for North Central, they will challenge Hutsonville/Palestine at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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