Little Miami's game last Wednesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Lakota East Thunderhawks 3-2. The Panthers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Thunderhawks, too.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Little Miami got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-15, 24-26, 25-22, 24-26, 16-14.
Little Miami 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 five aces in three consecutive contests.
Nora Hundley and Shayla Mckay certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Hundley had 12 digs and five aces, while Mckay had 13 digs. Those five aces gave Hundley a new career-high.
Little Miami has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 5-9 record this season. As for Lakota East, their loss dropped their record down to 4-9.
Little Miami didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat vs. Lebanon on the 24th. Lakota East has also already played their next game, a 3-0 loss against Mason on the 24th.
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