The Lexington Minutemen are on the road again on Thursday to play the New Philadelphia Quakers at 7:00 p.m. Lexington will be strutting in after a win while New Philadelphia will be coming in after a loss.
Last Tuesday, Lexington made easy work of Ashland and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Lexington never let Ashland on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 26-24, 25-17.
Alexis Foster and Addison Nicol were among the main playmakers for Lexington as the former had three digs and 13 assists and the latter had six digs. Foster has been hot recently, having posted 13 or more assists the last ten times she's played.
Meanwhile, New Philadelphia came up short against Wooster on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Quakers have struggled against the Generals recently, as their game on Tuesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
The final score came out to 25-16, 25-21, 25-12.
New Philadelphia's defeat came about despite a quality game from Emily Hootman, who had 18 digs.
Lexington's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 14-4. As for New Philadelphia, their loss dropped their record down to 9-8.
Lexington beat New Philadelphia 3-1 in their previous matchup back in August. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lexington since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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