Lucas has gone 9-1 against Danville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Lucas Cubs will take on the Danville Blue Devils at 11:00 a.m.
Last Monday, Lucas didn't have quite enough to beat Black River and fell 3-2. The Cubs haven't had much luck with the Pirates recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Lucas sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-21, 20-25, 25-23, 24-26, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Danville was able to grind out a solid victory over Mt. Gilead on Thursday, taking the game 3-1.
After all that action, the final score was 25-13, 25-8, 21-25, 25-22.
Danville's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Brookelynn Carter led the charge by getting five aces and three blocks. The dominant performance gave Carter a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayley Sheldon, who had nine digs and two aces.
Lucas now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Danville, their win bumped their record up to 3-6.
Lucas was able to grind out a solid victory over Danville when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lucas 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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