Lehigh's game last Tuesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They came out on top against the South Fort Myers Wolfpack by a score of 3-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Lightning also won the last time the pair played two weeks ago.
Lehigh was staring down a 1-1 deficit headed into the third set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 24-26, 25-18, 25-16.
Lehigh's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jaiden Powell led the charge by getting 11 aces and five kills. The dominant performance gave Powell a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayda Fleming, who had 12 kills and nine digs.
Lehigh was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Lehigh's win bumped their record up to 8-6. As for South Fort Myers, they are on a 17-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-14.
Lehigh will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Gateway Charter at 8:00 a.m. As for South Fort Myers, they will venture away from home to challenge Dunbar at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
