With a playoff game on the line, Aquinas rose to the challenge on Saturday. They won by a set and slipped past the Laconia Spartans 3-2. The win was nothing new for the Blugolds as they're now sitting on ten straight.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (101-99) Aquinas actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 19-25, 15-25, 25-22, 15-7.
Aquinas was led to victory by Josephine Lawton and Tessa Miskowski. Lawton had 14 digs, a kill, and 48 assists, while Miskowski had 21 digs. Lawton is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last 27 games she's played.
Despite the loss, Laconia still got an impressive performance from Aubrey Leonard, who had 16 digs.
Aquinas has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 27-4 record this season. As for Laconia, the loss snapped their winning streak at 15 games and leaves them with a 27-3 record.
After both having extra time off, Aquinas and Bonduel will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The last three games Aquinas has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. Laconia does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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