The Leo Lions will face off against the Carroll Chargers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Leo is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against DeKalb as they made off with a 3-0 victory. The win continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Barons: they've now won three in a row.
Meanwhile, Carroll came tearing into Thursday's game with six straight wins , and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Knights with a sharp 3-0 victory.
The win didn't come easy: East Noble scored at least 20 points in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-20, 25-23.
Leo better focus on containing Dominic Bennett and Declan McCumber as the pair were huge in Carroll's win. Bennett had 15 assists and five digs, while McCumber had seven digs and two aces. That's the most aces McCumber has posted over his last two contests.
Leo's victory bumped their record up to 17-5. As for Carroll, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-7.
Leo came up short against Carroll when the teams last played back in March, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bennett, who had nine digs and two blocks. Now that the Lions know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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