After both having extra time off, the New Lexington Panthers and the Eastern Warriors will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (New Lexington has six straight wins, Eastern has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Thursday, New Lexington made easy work of Philo and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: New Lexington took every set by at least ten points. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-9, 25-14.
New Lexington's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Gracie Newlon, who had 14 digs and three aces, and Addison Wycinski, who had 13 digs. Newlon is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
New Lexington 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 six aces in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Eastern came up short against Lynchburg-Clay on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
While Eastern was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the second set. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-23, 25-11.
New Lexington's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-5. As for Eastern, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-19.
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