The East Lincoln Mustangs will face off against the St. Stephens Indians at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (East Lincoln has three straight victories, St. Stephens has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
East Lincoln will bounce into Monday's game after beating Foard, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. East Lincoln put the hurt on Foard with a sharp 3-0 win on Wednesday.
East Lincoln was generally in control, but really had to dig deep in the second set to get the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-23, 25-21.
Gianna Borcich was the offensive standout of the match as she had 11 digs.
East Lincoln was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 14.5.
Meanwhile, St. Stephens didn't have quite enough to beat North Lincoln on Wednesday and fell 3-2.
St. Stephens started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 16-25, 25-19, 25-20, 15-9.
East Lincoln is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season. As for St. Stephens, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
East Lincoln skirted past St. Stephens 3-2 in their previous meeting back in August. Will East Lincoln repeat their success, or does St. Stephens have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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