Lafayette was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their 19th straight loss. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Excelsior Springs Tigers. The Fighting Irish were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Tigers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September of 2021.
Lafayette might've come up short, but they didn't make it easy on Excelsior Springs: every set was decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 27-25.
Lafayette's loss dropped their record down to 3-22-2. As for Excelsior Springs, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-16-1.
Lafayette will welcome Savannah at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Excelsior Springs, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 2-0 defeat against East Buchanan on the 12th.
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