Nixa waltzed into their contest on Thursday with 13 straight wins... but they left with 14. They came out on top against the Lebanon Yellowjackets by a score of 3-1. The Eagles have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Yellowjackets, too.
Nixa was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-15, 24-26, 25-19.
Nixa found their leader in underclassman Peyton Creed, who had eight digs and 22 assists. Creed is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last four games she's played.
Despite the loss, Lebanon still got an impressive performance from Saylor Helton, who had 15 digs.
Nixa's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-2. As for Lebanon, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-5-1.
Nixa didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 win against Lee's Summit on the 5th. As for Lebanon, they will challenge Waynesville at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lebanon is facing Waynesville at the right time seeing as Waynesville is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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