The Lipscomb Academy Mustangs will face off against the Harpeth Hall Honeybears at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Harpeth Hall took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Lipscomb Academy, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, everything went Lipscomb Academy's way against St. Cecilia Academy as Lipscomb Academy made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mustangs.
The victory didn't come easy: St. Cecilia Academy scored at least 16 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-10, 25-16.
Lipscomb Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Emory Slack led the charge by getting nine digs and three aces. Slack is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Zoe Picardo, who had seven digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Lipscomb Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Harpeth Hall didn't have quite enough to beat Christ Presbyterian Academy on Thursday and fell 3-2.
Harpeth Hall actually scored more points across those five sets (104-96), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-19, 11-25, 18-25, 17-15.
Lipscomb Academy is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Harpeth Hall, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-11.
Everything went Lipscomb Academy's way against Harpeth Hall when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Lipscomb Academy made off with a 3-0 win. Does Lipscomb Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Harpeth Hall turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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