Philip Simmons extended their postseason success on Monday against Lake City. Everything went their way against the Lake City Panthers as they made off with a 3-0 victory. The win was nothing new for the Iron Horses as they're now sitting on four straight.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Philip Simmons took every set by at least 15 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-3, 25-10.
Philip Simmons found their leader in sophomore Catherine Futch, who had 14 digs and five aces. Futch is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served five or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Dani Gehringer, who had two aces and 14 assists.
Philip Simmons couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 46.2% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 29.3% earlier this season, but in their last ten matchups they've averaged 40.3%.
Philip Simmons has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 40-7-2 record this season. As for Lake City, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-6.
As of now, neither Philip Simmons nor Lake City have any future games scheduled.
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