Lafayette and Newberry are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Lafayette Hornets are on the road again on Monday to play the Newberry Panthers at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lafayette will bounce into Monday's contest after beating Union County, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Lafayette walked away with a 3-1 victory over Union County on Thursday.
Lafayette was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-22, 25-18, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Newberry posted their biggest win since August 27th on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Palatka.
Newberry was generally in control, but really had to dig deep in the third set to get the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-17, 25-22.
Lafayette pushed their record up to 13-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Newberry, their win bumped their record up to 10-7.
Lafayette took their victory against Newberry when the teams last played back in August by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lafayette 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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