Morningside hasn't had much luck against Lawndale recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Morningside Monarchs will look to defend their home court against the Lawndale Cardinals at 3:30 p.m.
Morningside is headed into Monday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Friday. They lost 3-0 to Culver City.
The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-12, 25-5.
Meanwhile, Lawndale entered their tilt with Hawthorne on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Cougars.
Lawndale's got stronger as the match went on, holding Hawthorne to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-21, 25-18.
Lawndale can attribute much of their success to Luca Dempsey, who had 17 digs and three aces, and Evangelina Martin, who had three digs and two aces. With that strong performance, Martin is now averaging an impressive 12.9 assists per game.
Lawndale was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in four consecutive contests.
Morningside's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Lawndale, they pushed their record up to 6-7 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Morningside might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Lawndale in their previous matchup back in September of 2019. Thankfully for Morningside, Sydney Aguilar (who had 12 aces, a kill, and 15 assists) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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