Lafayette was the 2-0 winner over Westgate when they last played one another back in October of 2018, but their luck changed this time around. The Lafayette Lions fell just short of the Westgate Tigers by a score of 2-1 on Saturday.
Lafayette actually scored more points across those three sets (58-54), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 14-25, 25-21, 15-12.
Even though they lost, Lafayette was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in ten consecutive matchups.
Lafayette's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-4. As for Westgate, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-5.
Lafayette is on the road again on Tuesday to play Port Barre at 6:00 p.m. As for Westgate, they will play host again on Saturday to welcome Episcopal of Acadiana, where the match is scheduled at 11:00 a.m. Westgate is facing Episcopal of Acadiana at the right time seeing as Episcopal of Acadiana is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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