After losing to South Bend Saint Joseph the last time they met, Elkhart decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Lions had just enough and edged out the Huskies 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lions.
Elkhart had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-27, 25-18, 25-18, 15-13.
Elkhart found their leader in sophomore Jaden Taylor, who had 18 digs and two aces.
Elkhart was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in six consecutive games.
South Bend Saint Joseph's loss on Thursday came despite strong showings from Cormac Kennedy and Logan Gutermuth. Kennedy had nine digs, while Gutermuth had 18 digs and 12 kills. Gutermuth is on a roll when it comes to kills, as he's now had five or more in each of the last three games he's played.
Elkhart's win bumped their record up to 5-8. As for South Bend Saint Joseph, their loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-8.
Elkhart has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat against South Central on the 29th. As for South Bend Saint Joseph, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 2-0 loss against Valparaiso on the 26th.
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