Lewis County is 1-9 against Loretto since September of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Panthers will square off against the Mustangs at 5:00 p.m.
Lewis County is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest defeat since September 9th on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to Summertown.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-9, 25-10.
The home team had won the previous two meetings between Loretto and Perry County, and Loretto kept the tradition alive. The Mustangs were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Vikings on Monday. The Mustangs not only won on Monday, but they posted their biggest win since September 18th (when they won 3-0).
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Loretto took every set by at least 12 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-6, 25-6, 25-13.
Lewis County better focus on containing Taylor Laws and Tate Newton as the pair were huge in Loretto's win. Laws had 11 aces, while Newton had ten assists and seven aces. Those 11 aces gave Laws a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Breleigh Winters, who had four digs and three aces.
Loretto was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 27 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Lewis County's loss dropped their record down to 13-6. As for Loretto, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-24 record this season.
Lewis County couldn't quite get it done against Loretto in their previous matchup on Tuesday as they fell 3-1. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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