Motivation had already won seven in a row and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Lincoln Leadership Academy Lions out 3-2.
Motivation had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 16-25, 25-17, 25-21, 15-13.
Motivation's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Zara Sumner, who had nine aces. The dominant performance gave Sumner a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Joy Cassell, who had eight aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Motivation was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 44 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 18 aces in four consecutive matches.
Motivation pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Lincoln Leadership Academy, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-5.
Motivation will be playing in front of their home fans against Parkway West at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. As for Lincoln Leadership Academy, they will challenge MMI Preparatory School at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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