On Thursday, St. Dominic faced Lafayette in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The St. Dominic Crusaders sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Lafayette Lancers. Winning may never get old, but the Crusaders sure are getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (108-96) St. Dominic actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 14-25, 25-22, 15-25, 17-15.
Despite the loss, Lafayette still got an impressive performance from Addy Wiese, who had 27 digs and two aces.
St. Dominic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-2 record this season. As for Lafayette, their loss ended a 12-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 19-2.
St. Dominic has already played their next game, a 2-1 defeat against Blue Valley West on the 5th. After both having extra time off, Lafayette and Parkway West will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Lafayette will be looking to keep their 23-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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