Lafayette won the last time they faced Acadiana, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Lafayette Lions walked away with a 3-1 win over the Acadiana Rams.
Lafayette had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-16, 25-18, 25-18.
Lafayette was led to victory by Brae'Ona Smith and Abby Manson. Smith had 18 digs and three aces, while Manson had 14 digs and three aces. Manson has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last seven times she's played.
Lafayette 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 five aces in 19 consecutive contests.
Lafayette is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for Acadiana, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-12.
Lafayette is on the road again on Thursday to play Sulphur at 5:00 p.m. As for Acadiana, they will take on New Iberia at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. New Iberia will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Acadiana surely won't give up without a fight.
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