Anthem Prep waltzed into their matchup on Monday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They had just enough and edged the Lincoln Prep Lightning out 3-2. This was payback for the Eagles, who suffered a 3-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Anthem Prep who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 20-25, 25-21, 20-25, 15-9.
Bailey McCabe was the offensive standout of the contest as she had 11 digs and six aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Anthem Prep was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 14 aces in three consecutive matches.
Anthem Prep is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. As for Lincoln Prep, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last nine matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-10 record this season.
Anthem Prep will take on Bagdad at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Anthem Prep is facing Bagdad at the right time seeing as Bagdad is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Lincoln Prep, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on St. John Paul II Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on October 15th.
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