On Wednesday, Lakeville South faced Lakeville North in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Lakeville South Cougars walked away with a 3-1 win over the Lakeville North Panthers. Winning may never get old, but the Cougars sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Lakeville South had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-18, 25-20, 25-20.
Lakeville South had a senior duo take command as Aubrie Portinga had 16 digs and four aces and Josie Tingelhoff had 15 digs. Those 16 digs set a new season-high mark for Portinga.
Lakeville South was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. They are a perfect 6-0 when they serve at least ten aces.
Lakeville South pushed their record up to 17-2 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Lakeville North, the loss snapped their winning streak at 24 games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 21-1 record.
Lakeville South didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Minnetonka on the 3rd. After both having extra time off, Lakeville North and Eagan will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Eagan will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Lakeville North surely won't give up without a fight.
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