Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Lafayette couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They lost 3-0 to the Union County Fightin' Tigers on Tuesday. The Hornets were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Fightin' Tigers earlier this season, when they won 3-1.
Lafayette was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-18, 25-15.
Brooke Lamb paced Lafayette's offense, picking up ten kills. Lamb got some help from Havyn Richardson and her 20 assists. Alanna Sterner controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Lafayette has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 15-6 record this season. As for Union County, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 20-7.
Union County has already played their next match, a 3-1 defeat against Branford on the 16th. Hopefully Lafayette paid attention to the Fightin' Tigers' matchup: the next time they hit the field, they'll take on the Fightin' Tigers at 1:00 p.m. on the 25th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
