While Lafayette didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the St. Martinville Tigers on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lions.
Lafayette was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (96-94), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-19, 25-14, 10-25, 15-13.
Abby Manson had a dynamite game for Lafayette, getting 30 digs. Manson is crushing it when it comes to digs: she's had at least ten every time she's taken the court this season.
Lafayette was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in nine consecutive games.
Despite the loss, St. Martinville still got an impressive performance from Alaina Rowan, who had 19 digs. With that strong performance, Rowan is now averaging an impressive 10.1 digs per game.
Lafayette is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for St. Martinville, the defeat snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 11-6 record.
Lafayette will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Westgate at 9:00 a.m. As for St. Martinville, they will take on Berwick at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Berwick is coming into the contest with five straight victories at home, so St. Martinville will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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