On Wednesday, Lafayette faced Lexington Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Lafayette Generals fell just short of the Lexington Catholic Knights by a score of 3-2. The Generals haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Lafayette took Lexington Catholic into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking six-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-27, 25-14, 25-15, 24-26, 15-9.
Lexington Catholic got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Maddy Warner out in front who had 13 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Finley Quinn, who had 14 digs.
Lafayette's defeat dropped their record down to 21-10. As for Lexington Catholic, they pushed their record up to 21-5 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Lafayette wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 2-1 victory against Highlands on the 11th. After both having extra time off, Lexington Catholic and Scott County will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Scott County will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Lexington Catholic surely won't give up without a fight.
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