Leopold entered their tilt with Oak Ridge on Saturday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Oak Ridge Blue Jays 2-1. That's more bragging rights for the Wildcats, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Leopold got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-12, 22-25, 25-20.
Leopold 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 19 consecutive contests.
Kenadie Ward and Zoey Lohmann certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Ward had ten digs and 23 assists, while Lohmann had ten digs. Ward is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 23 or more in the last three games she's played.
Leopold is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4-1 record this season. As for Oak Ridge, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-4-3.
Leopold didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-1 win vs. Scott City on the 30th. Oak Ridge has also already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against Woodland on the 30th.
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