With a playoff game on the line, South Lyon rose to the challenge on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Lakeland Eagles , sneaking past 3-2. Winning may never get old, but the Lions sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was South Lyon who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 24-26, 25-21, 11-25, 15-4.
Kennedy Duncan paced South Lyon's offense, picking up 22 kills. Duncan got some help from
Lucy Stoll and her 32 assists. Stoll was also solid from the service line: she led the team with three aces.
South Lyon is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 27-9-3 record this season. As for Lakeland, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 19-20-3.
As of now, neither South Lyon nor Lakeland have any future games scheduled.
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