It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Lecanto had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Vanguard Knights as they made off with a 3-0 victory. That's more bragging rights for the Panthers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Lecanto walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the first set). The final score came out to 25-15, 25-19, 25-20.
Lecanto's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Lillian Mullenix led the charge by getting ten digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Jillian Fann, who had ten digs.
Despite the loss, Vanguard still got an impressive performance from Kady Reeves, who had four digs and four aces. Reeves is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Lecanto is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-10 record this season. As for Vanguard, their loss dropped their record down to 9-16.
Lecanto has already played their next game, a 3-0 defeat against Gainesville on the 17th. Vanguard does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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