On Tuesday, Regents faced Lewisburg in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Regents Lions lost 3-0 to the Lewisburg Patriots. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Regents was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Lewisburg's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-19, 25-21.
Regents' loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Sadie Smith, who had 14 digs, and Lauren Niemeyer, who had 16 digs, 11 kills, four aces, and a block. That's the most aces Niemeyer has posted since back in August.
Regents' defeat dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Lewisburg, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 26-9 record this season.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions challenges Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Regents has won four straight at home, while Hernando won four straight on the road), something that'll have to change. Lewisburg does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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