Leigh won the last time they faced King's Academy, and things went their way on Saturday too. The Leigh Longhorns won by a set and slipped past the King's Academy Knights 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Longhorns.
Leigh had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-14, 16-14.
Leigh was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
King's Academy's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Bella Giles, who had four aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Claire Weber, who had eight digs.
Leigh's win bumped their record up to 6-10. As for King's Academy, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Leigh has already played their next contest, a 2-0 defeat against Carmel on the 5th. As for King's Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 victory against Evergreen Valley on the 5th.
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