The Lexington Minutemen will head out on the road to face off against the Belmont Marauders at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Lexington is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Winchester just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Red & Black by a score of 3-2.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Lexington sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 18-25, 25-14, 20-25, 15-7.
Meanwhile, Belmont came tearing into Thursday's match with six straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Tanners by a score of 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-15, 19-25, 25-21, 25-13.
Belmont was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 37 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Lexington's loss ended an 11-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 14-3. As for Belmont, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-6.
Lexington skirted past Belmont 3-2 when the teams last played back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lexington since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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