With a playoff game on the line, Lake Ridge rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They skirted past the V.R. Eaton Eagles 3-2. That's more bragging rights for Lake Ridge, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Lake Ridge had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 16-25, 25-17, 25-23, 15-12.
Leading Lake Ridge to victory were Hailey Halfmann and Mackenzie Mattison. Halfmann had 21 digs and three aces, while Mattison had ten digs and two aces. That's the most aces Halfmann has posted in her last seven games.
Lake Ridge was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as V.R. Eaton only served 11.
Lake Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 38-9 record this season. As for V.R. Eaton, their defeat dropped their record down to 26-17.
Lake Ridge has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 loss against Eastlake on the 8th. V.R. Eaton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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