Lanesboro hasn't had much luck against Mabel-Canton recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Lanesboro Burros will challenge the Mabel-Canton Cougars at 7:15 p.m. Both teams are still undefeated (Lanesboro has five wins , while Mabel-Canton has 12 dating back to last season).
Last Thursday, Lanesboro got the win against Schaeffer Academy by a conclusive 3-0.
Meanwhile, Mabel-Canton made easy work of Kingsland on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Mabel-Canton was: they took every set by at least 14 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-11, 25-5, 25-9.
Mabel-Canton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 13 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Lanesboro's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Mabel-Canton, their victory was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-0.
Lanesboro suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Mabel-Canton in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Lanesboro avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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