Mt. Zion waltzed into their matchup on Monday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They had just enough and edged the Lincoln Railsplitters out 2-1. This was payback for the Braves, who suffered a 2-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Mt. Zion got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-19, 15-25, 25-22.
Mt. Zion can attribute much of their success to Madi Moore, who had 14 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Moore has posted in her last four matches.
Lincoln's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Lauren Tedrick, who had eight digs, three kills, and 37 assists. Tedrick is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 18 or more in the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Lily Holmes, who had nine kills, nine digs, and two aces.
Mt. Zion pushed their record up to 12-6 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Lincoln, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-7.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Taylorville the next time they take the court. Mt. Zion will host Taylorville at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while Lincoln will head out to face them at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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