On Thursday Paul Laurence Dunbar will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will face off against the Lexington Catholic Knights at 6:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Tuesday, everything went Paul Laurence Dunbar's way against Tates Creek as Paul Laurence Dunbar made off with a 3-0 victory.
Meanwhile, Lexington Catholic faced Lafayette in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Lexington Catholic put the hurt on Lafayette with a sharp 3-0 win. The victory was familiar territory for the Knights who have now won four contests in a row.
One reason for the win was Lexington Catholic's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-17, 25-16.
Among those leading the charge was Maddy Warner, who had five digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in September.
Paul Laurence Dunbar pushed their record up to 24-8 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Lexington Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-5 record this season.
Paul Laurence Dunbar skirted past Lexington Catholic 3-2 in their previous meeting back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Paul Laurence Dunbar since the squad 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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