The Lafayette Generals will take on the Paul Laurence Dunbar Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Lafayette is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kentucky's top teams: West Jessamine, who was ranked 11th at the time (Lafayette was ranked ninth). The Generals took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Colts on Thursday. The Generals haven't had much luck with the Colts recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
While Lafayette ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 19 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 20-25, 25-19, 25-21.
Paul Laurence Dunbar not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since May 2, 2024 (when they won 3-0). Everything went their way against Tates Creek as they made off with a 3-0 win. The victory continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Commodores: they've now won four in a row.
Paul Laurence Dunbar never let Tates Creek on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-23, 25-21.
Paul Laurence Dunbar now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Lafayette, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-8.
Lafayette skirted past Paul Laurence Dunbar 3-2 in their previous matchup back in March. Will the Generals repeat their success, or do the Bulldogs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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