Jim Thorpe waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Northwestern Lehigh Tigers. This was a revenge match for the Olympians, as the team was forced to settle for a 3-2 defeat when these two played two weeks ago.
Jim Thorpe got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the fourth set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-22, 13-25, 36-34.
Jim Thorpe was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in ten consecutive games.
Northwestern Lehigh's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Lexi George, who had 27 digs and three aces. George is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season. Leah Nagle was another key player, getting seven digs, two kills, and two aces.
Jim Thorpe has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6-3 record this season. As for Northwestern Lehigh, the defeat snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 12-9 record.
As of now, neither Jim Thorpe nor Northwestern Lehigh have any future games scheduled.
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