It was a good run, but Lexington unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Winchester Red & Black by a score of 3-2. The Minutemen were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Red & Black apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September.
While Lexington ultimately came up short, they really made Winchester work, particularly in the first set. The final score came out to 26-24, 18-25, 25-14, 20-25, 15-7.
Despite the loss, Lexington still got an impressive performance from Eesha Gangal, who had 15 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Gangal has posted in her last seven contests.
Even though they lost, Lexington was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in 14 consecutive matches.
Margo Kaduson had an outrageously good game for Winchester as she had 21 digs and four aces. With that strong performance, Kaduson is now averaging an impressive 10.3 digs per game.
Lexington's defeat ended an 11-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 14-3. As for Winchester, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-2.
Lexington is taking a road trip to take on Belmont at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Belmont will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Lexington surely won't give up without a fight. As for Winchester, they will welcome Reading Memorial at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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