Goddard came tearing into Saturday's contest with four straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Southeast Golden Buffalo by a score of 2-0. That's more bragging rights for the Lions, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Goddard didn't let Southeast take a single set, but it sure wasn't easy: every set was decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 28-26, 25-22.
Goddard found their leader in underclassman Jera Tipping, who had nine digs and six aces. The dominant performance gave Tipping a new career-high in aces.
Goddard has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-10 record this season. As for Southeast, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-12.
Goddard will be playing in front of their home fans against Eisenhower at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Southeast, they will take on West at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. West is coming into the match with six straight defeats at home, meaning Southeast will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory.
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