The Sulphur Golden Tors will take on the Lafayette Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sulphur will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Last Thursday, everything went Sulphur's way against Acadiana as Sulphur made off with a 3-0 victory.
The final score came out to 25-20, 25-16, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Lafayette earned a 3-1 win over Acadiana on Tuesday.
Lafayette had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-16, 25-18, 25-18.
Lafayette relied on the efforts of Brae'Ona Smith, who had 18 digs and three aces, and Abby Manson, who had 14 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Smith has posted in her last four matches.
Lafayette was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 19 consecutive contests.
Sulphur's victory bumped their record up to 22-15. As for Lafayette, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season.
Sulphur was able to grind out a solid win over Lafayette in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Does Sulphur have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lafayette turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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