South Lyon is 10-0 against Mott since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The South Lyon Lions will challenge the Mott Corsairs at 6:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (South Lyon has three straight wins, Mott has 12 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
South Lyon is headed into the game having just posted their biggest victory since September 10th on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Walled Lake Western as South Lyon made off with a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: South Lyon took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-9, 25-14.
South Lyon got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Lucy Stoll out in front who had 12 digs and two aces. Stoll is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last three games she's played.
South Lyon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 8.2.
Meanwhile, Mott suffered their biggest defeat since September 5th on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Lakeland.
While Mott was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Lakeland's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-13, 25-19.
South Lyon has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5-3 record this season. As for Mott, their loss dropped their record down to 0-12.
South Lyon took their win against Mott when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Lyon since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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