Lawrence County has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Montgomery Academy Eagles at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Lawrence County had just enough and edged Winston County out 2-1.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Lawrence County who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 14-25, 15-9.
Lawrence County found their leader in underclassman Kathryn Dutton, who had seven digs, a kill, and 19 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Sarah Dutton, who had eight digs.
Meanwhile, Montgomery Academy faced Hoover in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Montgomery Academy came out on top against Hoover by a score of 3-1.
Montgomery Academy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-21, 25-16, 25-20.
Lawrence County has been performing well recently as they've won 17 of their last 20 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 31-16 record this season. As for Montgomery Academy, they pushed their record up to 40-3 with the win, which was their 18th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Lawrence County suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Montgomery Academy when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Lawrence County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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