East Lawrence waltzed into their game on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top against the Good Hope Raiders by a score of 3-1. This was payback for the Eagles, who suffered a 2-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
East Lawrence had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-22, 25-16, 25-20.
Despite the loss, Good Hope had strong showings from Molly Johnson, who had eight digs, and Carley Adams, who had 14 digs and 13 kills. Adams is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had seven or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
East Lawrence pushed their record up to 22-4 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Good Hope, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last 11 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 17-18 record this season.
East Lawrence didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 win vs. Phil Campbell on the 30th. As for Good Hope, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Hayden at 5:30 p.m. on October 8th.
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