Morton won the last time they faced Lincoln, and things went their way on Saturday too. The Morton Potters won by a set and slipped past the Lincoln Railsplitters 2-1. The victory was nothing new for the Potters as they're now sitting on four straight.
Morton had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-17, 15-11.
Lincoln's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Lauren Tedrick, who had three kills, two aces, and 29 assists. That's the most aces Tedrick has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Sasse, who had 16 kills.
Morton has been performing well recently as they've won 14 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. As for Lincoln, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 13-13.
Morton is on the road again on Saturday to play Normal University at 11:00 a.m. Normal University will roll in looking for their 24th straight win, something Morton surely won't give up without a fight. As for Lincoln, they will square off against Plainfield North at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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