New Hope suffered their biggest loss since August 19th on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to the Lafayette Commodores. The Trojans have struggled against the Commodores recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
While New Hope was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-14, 25-20.
Lafayette was led to victory by Kaylen Leslie and Lizah Holland. Leslie had 31 assists and 16 digs, while Holland had 20 digs and two aces. Rileigh Jones was another key player, getting ten digs.
New Hope's defeat dropped their record down to 9-20. As for Lafayette, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 12-18 record this season.
New Hope wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 3-1 loss against Pontotoc on the 25th. As for Lafayette, they will challenge Oxford at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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