The Chillicothe Hornets will head out to face off against the Lafayette Fighting Irish at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Chillicothe has four straight wins, Lafayette has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Chillicothe will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Cameron, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Chillicothe was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Cameron on Tuesday.
One reason for the win was Chillicothe's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-16, 25-13.
Carman Woodworth had an outrageously good game as she had 35 assists. She is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last 18 games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Lafayette came up short against Horton on Saturday and fell 2-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-17.
Chillicothe has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season. As for Lafayette, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-9-2.
Everything went Chillicothe's way against Lafayette in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Chillicothe made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Chillicothe repeat their success, or does Lafayette have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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