Morgan Township had already won 12 in a row and they went ahead and made it 13 on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the South Central Satellites 3-2. That's more bragging rights for the Cherokees, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Morgan Township took South Central into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-11, 19-25, 17-25, 15-11.
Morgan Township was led to victory by Maddy Keifer and Josie Lemmons. Keifer had 38 digs, while Lemmons had 11 digs and four aces. Keifer is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season.
Morgan Township was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South Central only served six.
When it comes to explaining why South Central lost, don't look at Gwen Mendenhall. Despite the final result, she had 30 digs.
Morgan Township has been performing well recently as they've won 17 of their last 20 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season. As for South Central, their loss dropped their record down to 18-10.
Morgan Township will be playing in front of their home fans against Marquette Catholic at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Morgan Township will be looking to keep their 11-game home win streak alive. South Central has already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against Pioneer on the 7th.
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