The Lovett Lions's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Whitewater Wildcats at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Last Tuesday, Lovett didn't have quite enough to beat Westlake and fell 2-1.
Lovett actually scored more points across those three sets (62-55), but sadly they still had to settle for second. After all that action, the final score was 25-22, 13-25, 17-15.
Despite the loss, Lovett saw an underclassman step up: Margaux Godfrey had nine digs.
Meanwhile, Whitewater waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Tigers , sneaking past 2-1.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Whitewater got the one that really mattered. After all that action, the final score was 25-16, 20-25, 15-11.
Rylee Vessell went supernova for Whitewater, getting 23 digs. With that strong performance, Vessell is now averaging an impressive 10.1 digs per game.
Whitewater 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 ten aces in three consecutive contests.
Lovett's defeat dropped their record down to 12-7. As for Whitewater, the win also got them back to even at 11-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's match: Lovett has serving mastered this season, having averaged 6.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Whitewater struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Lovett's way against Whitewater when the teams last played back in October of 2022 as Lovett made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Lovett have another victory up their sleeve, or will Whitewater turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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