Leo is 10-0 against Huntington North since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Leo Lions are taking a road trip to take on the Huntington North Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Leo will be strutting in after a win while Huntington North will be coming in after a defeat.
Leo took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They had just enough and edged Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger out 2-1.
If you add up the scores from across all three sets (64-57) Leo actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 14-25, 28-26, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Huntington North was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell just short of New Haven by a score of 3-2.
Huntington North actually scored more points across those five sets (108-103), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 27-25, 24-26, 12-25, 15-10.
Even though they lost, Huntington North was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in four consecutive matchups.
Leo's victory bumped their record up to 20-5. As for Huntington North, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-13.
Leo took their win against Huntington North when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Leo since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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