Paul Laurence Dunbar has been away from home for eight games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Tates Creek Commodores at 7:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Paul Laurence Dunbar is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kentucky's top teams: St. Henry, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Paul Laurence Dunbar was ranked 11th). Paul Laurence Dunbar took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Henry on Monday.
Paul Laurence Dunbar might've come up short, but they didn't make it easy on St. Henry: every set was decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 22-25, 25-22, 25-23.
Despite the defeat, Paul Laurence Dunbar got top-tier performance from Peyton Beatty, who had 17 digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Paul Laurence Dunbar was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Tates Creek came up short against Montgomery County two weeks ago and fell 3-1.
Tates Creek actually scored more points across those four sets (98-96), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 28-26, 17-25, 26-24.
Paul Laurence Dunbar's loss dropped their record down to 18-8. As for Tates Creek, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-12.
Paul Laurence Dunbar was able to grind out a solid victory over Tates Creek in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Will Paul Laurence Dunbar repeat their success, or does Tates Creek have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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