Lapel waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Eastern Hancock Royals with a sharp 3-0 victory. This was a revenge game for the Bulldogs: when they faced off against the Royals back in August, they had to take a 2-0 defeat.
The match came down to the wire multiple times:two sets needed extra rallies to declare a winner. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-16, 29-27.

Layla Graham
08/18/25 vs Frankton | 1 |
09/27/25 vs Batesville | 1 |
09/03/25 vs Tipton | 2 |
09/13/25 vs Sheridan | 2 |
09/13/25 vs Alexandria-Monroe | 3 |
Lapel found their leader in sophomore Layla Graham, who had 14 digs and five assists. Those 14 digs set a new season-high mark for Graham.
Lapel's win bumped their record up to 22-8. As for Eastern Hancock, their loss ended a four-match streak of away wins and brought them to 23-6.
Looking ahead, Lapel will be playing in front of their home fans against Knightstown at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Eastern Hancock, they are taking a road trip to take on Triton Central at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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