Lafayette hasn't had much luck against Breaux Bridge recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Lafayette Lions are taking a road trip to take on the Breaux Bridge Tigers at 5:30 p.m.
Lafayette will head out to face Breaux Bridge after giving up their first home loss of the season on Thursday. Lafayette took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy.
Lafayette took a 1-1 lead headed into the third set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 25-19, 15-25, 26-24, 25-21.
Despite the loss, Lafayette saw an underclassman step up: Abby Manson had 19 digs. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Manson now had ten or more in the last seven games she's played.
Even though they lost, Lafayette was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in seven consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Breaux Bridge had just enough and edged Many out 2-1 on Saturday.
Breaux Bridge had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-18, 20-18.
Lafayette's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Breaux Bridge, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Lafayette suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Breaux Bridge in their previous meeting back in September of 2019. Can Lafayette avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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