If Lafayette was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Westminster Christian Academy last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Lions fell just short of the Southside Sharks by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. The loss continues a trend for the Lions in their meetings with the Sharks: they've now lost seven in a row.
Lafayette wouldn't go down easily and took Southside into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking six-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-20, 23-25, 25-18, 15-9.
Alex Beairsto paced Lafayette's offense, picking up 13 kills. Beairsto got some help from Ella Larpenteur and her 18 assists. Brae'Ona Smith and Adeline Bobo kept things locked in from the service line: the pair finished with four aces apiece.
Lafayette's defeat dropped their record down to 17-4. As for Southside, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-4.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Lafayette is set to take on their familiar foe Acadiana at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Southside will square off against rival Barbe at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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