Volleyball Recap: Leonard Picks Up Fourth Consecutive Victory

Leonard waltzed into their matchup on Friday with three straight wins...and they left with four. They blew past Whitewright 3-0. Leonard was shut out 2-0 the last time they took on Whitewright, so Leonard was just returning the favor.

Leonard never let Whitewright take a set, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final set scores wound up at 25-16, 25-18, 25-22.

Leonard was led to victory by Ava Flowers and Leah Stoy. Flowers had 37 assists and eight digs, while Stoy had 14 kills, 14 digs, and three aces. The team also got some help from Olivia Aylor, who had 11 digs and two aces.

Don't pin this loss on Demi Lewis, who kept things from getting worse by getting seven kills, seven digs, and two solo blocks. Reese Henderson was another key player, getting seven digs and a solo block.

Leonard has now won 12 of their last 13 games at home. That run has powered them to a 16-4 record this season. That said, the team wasn't facing the toughest opposition over that stretch, as it included 0-4 Howe and 0-4 Bells (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 13.5% over those games). As for Whitewright, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-5.

Looking ahead, Leonard will welcome Farmersville at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Whitewright, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Dodd City at 6:00 p.m.