Lafayette and Regents are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2020, but not for long. The Lafayette Commodores are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Regents Lions at 6:00 p.m.
Lafayette is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: Madison-Ridgeland Academy, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Lafayette was ranked 23rd). Lafayette took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Madison-Ridgeland Academy on Saturday. The Commodores' defeat signaled the end of their nine-game winning streak.
After all that action, the final score was 25-13, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Regents made easy work of Central Hinds Academy back in August and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lions.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Regents was: they took every set by at least 15 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-10, 25-9.
Regents was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in ten consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Lafayette's loss dropped their record down to 17-9. As for Regents, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.
Everything went Lafayette's way against Regents in their previous meeting back in August of 2023 as Lafayette made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lafayette since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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