The Lexington Minutemen will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Marquette Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lexington is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Cornerstone Christian.
Lexington had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-20, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Marquette beat Illinois Lutheran 2-0 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Crusaders.
Marquette easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-10.
Marquette's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kealey Rick led the charge by getting three digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Makayla Backos, who had nine digs.
Lexington has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 28-7 record this season. As for Marquette, their record is now 23-11-1.
Lexington was able to grind out a solid victory over Marquette in their previous matchup back in August, winning 2-0. Will Lexington repeat their success, or does Marquette have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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