Lafayette County has gone 8-2 against Carrollton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Lafayette County Huskers will square off against the Carrollton Trojans at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lafayette County took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Lexington as Lafayette County made off with a 3-0 win.
One reason for the win was Lafayette County's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-12, 25-9.
Lydia Welborn was the offensive standout of the match as she had seven digs and five aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in October of 2023.
Lafayette County was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Carrollton entered their tilt with Holden on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Eagles by a score of 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 23-25, 25-19, 25-21.
Lafayette County pushed their record up to 13-6-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Carrollton, their win bumped their record up to 10-6-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Lafayette County has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Carrollton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Lafayette County was able to grind out a solid victory over Carrollton in their previous matchup back in September, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lafayette County 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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