South Lafourche hasn't had much luck against Assumption recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The South Lafourche Tarpons will be staying on the road to face off against the Assumption Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, South Lafourche sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Terrebonne.
South Lafourche took Terrebonne into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-17, 23-25, 25-17, 15-10.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead South Lafourche to victory, but perhaps none more so than Carmen Orgeron, who had eight digs and two aces. That's the most aces Orgeron has posted since back in October of 2023.
South Lafourche was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Assumption waltzed into their match on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They put the hurt on the Gators with a sharp 3-0 victory.
The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-18, 25-13.
South Lafourche's win was their tenth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 22-8. As for Assumption, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-16 record this season.
South Lafourche suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Assumption in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can South Lafourche avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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