The Leon Lions were able to grind out a solid win over the Lincoln Trojans on Thursday, taking the matchup 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lions.
Once all was said and done, the final set scores wound up at 25-22, 25-15, 21-25, 25-13.
Bentley Barnard paced Leon's offense, picking up 10 kills. Barnard was helped by Jazmin Burdick and Riley Perezluha, who contributed 16 assists each. Perezluha was also solid from the service line: she led the team with nine aces.
Several Trojans players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Payton Elliott, who had eight digs and three aces. Savannah Weiss was another key player, getting 13 assists, five digs, and three aces.
Leon's victory brought them up to 16-6. As for Lincoln, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost 14 of their last 15 games. That's taken a bite out of their 2-15 record this season.
Leon has already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Chiles on the 30th. As for Lincoln, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 2-1 defeat against Bozeman on the 25th.
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