Savannah is 10-0 against Lafayette since September of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. After both having extra time off, both will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Savannah will head out to face Lafayette after giving up their first home loss of the season on Thursday. Savannah fell just short of St. Pius X by a score of 3-2. It was the first time this season that the Savages let down their fans at home.
While Savannah ultimately came up short, they really made St. Pius X work, particularly in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 21-25, 18-25, 25-15, 15-10.
Meanwhile, Lafayette was not able to break out of their rough patch last Monday as the team picked up their 21st straight loss. They lost 3-0 to Savannah.
Lafayette was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-23, 25-13.
Despite the defeat, Lafayette had strong showings from Maddie Coats, who had ten digs and two aces, and Mary Deatherage, who had five digs. That's the most aces Coats has posted since back in September.
Savannah's loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 26-9-1. As for Lafayette, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-24-2.
Savannah took their win against Lafayette in their previous meeting last Monday by a conclusive 3-0. Does Savannah have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lafayette turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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