After both having extra time off, the Legacy Lightning and the Fairview Knights will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Legacy will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Legacy will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating Eaglecrest, who they hadn't topped in three consecutive meetings. Legacy put the hurt on Eaglecrest with a sharp 3-0 win on Tuesday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-17, 25-11.
Legacy relied on the efforts of Emma Gray, who had seven digs and three aces, and Jaylen Javorek, who had 13 digs. Gray is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 11 or more in the last six games she's played.
Legacy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Fairview earned a 3-1 victory over Boulder last Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Knights.
Fairview was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. After all that action, the final score was 23-25, 25-15, 25-20, 17-15.
Legacy is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 5-4 record this season. As for Fairview, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Legacy beat Fairview 3-1 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Legacy since the team 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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