Memorial waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Springfield Tigers 3-0. For the Red Devils, this counts as revenge for the 3-2 loss the Tigers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in August.
Memorial was generally in control, but really had to dig deep in the second set to get the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 27-25, 25-15.
Memorial was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in seven consecutive contests.
The win got Memorial back to even at 7-7. As for Springfield, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-4.
Memorial will face off against Jackson-Milton at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Springfield, they are taking a road trip to challenge Poland Seminary at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Poland Seminary is coming into the match with six straight defeats at home, meaning Springfield will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory.
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