The Lanesville Eagles are on the road again on Friday to play the Southwestern Rebels at 6:00 p.m. Southwestern took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Lanesville, who comes in off a win.
Last Saturday, Lanesville beat Corydon Central 2-0.
Lanesville was generally in control, but really had to dig deep in the second set to get the win. The final score came out to 25-19, 26-24.
Meanwhile, Southwestern didn't have quite enough to beat Milan on Tuesday and fell 3-2. The Rebels have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Southwestern took a 2-0 lead headed into the third set, but sadly they lost the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 23-25, 25-21, 25-22, 19-17.
The win got Lanesville back to even at 8-8. As for Southwestern, their loss dropped their record down to 9-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: Lanesville has serving mastered this season, having averaged 9.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Southwestern struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Lanesville came up short against Southwestern in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Lanesville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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