A feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions takes on the Groton Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.
Langford is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Great Plains Lutheran just ended the team's three-game winning streak last Thursday. They lost 3-0 to the Panthers.
Langford was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-10, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Groton entered their tilt with Deuel on Thursday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They put the hurt on the Cardinals with a sharp 3-0 victory.
While Groton might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Deuel scored at least 16 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-16, 25-11.
Groton got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Liz Fliehs out in front who had seven digs and 15 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Sydney Locke, who had four digs and four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Groton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 12 consecutive matchups.
Langford's loss dropped their record down to 11-16. As for Groton, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
Langford might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Groton when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Langford avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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