Vel Phillips Memorial had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Madison La Follette Lancers. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Spartans also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.
The final score came out to 25-11, 25-19, 25-14.
Leading Vel Phillips Memorial to victory were Marie Ackerman and Stella Tomalin. Ackerman had four aces, while Tomalin had four digs, three aces, and a kill. The dominant performance gave Ackerman a new career-high in aces.
Vel Phillips Memorial was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in three consecutive matches.
Vel Phillips Memorial is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which lines up perfectly with their 16-4 record this season. As for Madison La Follette, they dropped their record down to 2-8 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Vel Phillips Memorial will head out to square off against Verona at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Madison La Follette, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 loss vs. Mount Horeb on the 21st.
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