Excelsior Springs came into Thursday's matchup having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They had just enough and edged the Lexington Minutemen out 3-2 on Thursday. That's more bragging rights for the Tigers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Excelsior Springs was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 19-25, 23-25, 25-12, 15-8.
Excelsior Springs was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Despite the defeat, Lexington saw an underclassman step up: Krissa Bertz had 15 digs. Bertz is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Piper Engelbrecht, who had 13 digs.
Excelsior Springs' victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-11-1. As for Lexington, they dropped their record down to 3-8-2 with the loss, which was their third straight at home.
Excelsior Springs will challenge Lawson at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Lexington, they will play host again on Tuesday to welcome Harrisonville, where the match is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Harrisonville will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Lexington surely won't give up without a fight.
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