Lexington extended their postseason success on Thursday against Clifton. They came out on top against the Clifton Cubs by a score of 3-1. The victory was familiar territory for the Eagles who have now won five matches in a row.
Lexington was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-15, 21-25, 25-20.
Leading Lexington to victory were Averie Mathews and Autum Looper. Mathews had ten digs and two aces, while Looper had seven digs. That's the most aces Mathews has posted since back in August.
Lexington was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive matchups.
Despite the loss, Clifton saw an underclassman step up: freshman Scarlett Kennedy had 15 digs. Kennedy has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more digs the last three times she's played.
Lexington is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 33-18 record this season. As for Clifton, with the defeat, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 30-14.
Lexington will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against East Bernard at 6:00 p.m. East Bernard is coming into the contest with eight straight wins at home, so Lexington will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Clifton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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