If Lathrop was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Penney on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Mules lost 3-0 to the Lawson Cardinals on Thursday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cardinals this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-0 back in September.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-13, 25-11.
Chloe Pritchett paced Lathrop's offense, picking up three kills. Pritchett got some help from Sadie Dunivent and her six assists. Finally, Everly Ziemer kept Lathrop's defense grounded, leading the team with three blocks.
Lawson can attribute much of their success to Kayla Phipps, who had ten digs and three aces. That's the most aces Phipps has posted over her last seven matchups.
Lathrop has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost six of their last seven matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-19-2 record this season. As for Lawson, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 24-5-2.
Lathrop has already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Brookfield on the 20th. As for Lawson, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against South Harrison on the 22nd.
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