The Lafayette Fighting Irish are on the road again on Saturday to play the Excelsior Springs Tigers at 11:00 a.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Lafayette lost 3-0 to Chillicothe on Tuesday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-15, 25-8.
Meanwhile, Excelsior Springs was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of Winnetonka by a score of 3-2. While the Tigers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Griffins 25-18 in the first set.
Excelsior Springs started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 17-25, 26-24, 25-20, 15-11.
Even though they lost, Excelsior Springs was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive contests.
Lafayette dropped their record down to 3-19-2 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Excelsior Springs, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-16-1.
Lafayette beat Excelsior Springs 3-1 in their previous meeting back in September of 2021. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lafayette since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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