The Leo Lions's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Carroll Chargers at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Thursday, everything went Leo's way against Huntington North as Leo made off with a 3-0 victory.
While Leo won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-13, 25-22.
Leo relied on the efforts of Mia Norris, who had three digs and 26 assists, and Abby Gebert, who had ten digs. Norris is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last 25 games she's played dating back to last season.
Leo was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Carroll entered their tilt with McCutcheon on Saturday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They put the hurt on the Mavericks with a sharp 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-19, 25-7, 25-13.
Sophia Gisslen was nothing short of spectacular: she had six digs and four aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last 12 matches. The team also got some help courtesy of Cala Haffner, who had seven digs and two aces.
Leo is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season. As for Carroll, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 25-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's matchup: Leo has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10 aces per game. However, it's not like Carroll struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Leo might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Carroll in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Leo avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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