Lamar is 6-0 against Ellicott since August of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Lamar Thunder will host the Ellicott Thunderhawks at 6:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Lamar's favor as the squad sits on six straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Ellicott has been banged up by 13 consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
On Saturday, Lamar got the win against Salida by a conclusive 3-0.
Lamar walked away with the victory (but they looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-17, 25-21.
Lamar's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Tatym McTaggart, who had five aces, and Jazmin Martinez, who had four digs. The dominant performance gave McTaggart a new career-high in aces.
Lamar was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Ellicott lost 3-0 to Banning Lewis Academy on Thursday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-9, 25-7.
Lamar's win bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Ellicott, their loss dropped their record down to 1-10.
Lamar took their victory against Ellicott in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Lamar repeat their success, or does Ellicott have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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