Raymore-Peculiar hadn't done well against Lee's Summit recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Raymore-Peculiar Panthers won by a set and slipped past the Lee's Summit Tigers 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Panthers also won the last time the pair played back in September.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Raymore-Peculiar who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 23-25, 25-23, 20-25, 15-10.
Raymore-Peculiar found their leader in underclassman Lexi Jett, who had ten digs and three aces. That's the most aces Jett has posted in her last five matches.
Despite the loss, Lee's Summit still got an impressive performance from Maycie Martin, who had 16 digs and two aces. Martin is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Raymore-Peculiar's victory ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 15-11. As for Lee's Summit, their loss dropped their record down to 4-20.
Raymore-Peculiar has already played their next contest, a 3-1 win against Lee's Summit North on the 8th. As for Lee's Summit, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat against Nixa on the 5th.
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