The Lafayette Generals will square off against the Highlands Bluebirds at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Lafayette is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kentucky's top teams: Lexington Catholic, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Lafayette was ranked 25th). Lafayette fell just short of Lexington Catholic by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. The Generals haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Lafayette took Lexington Catholic into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking six-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-27, 25-14, 25-14, 24-26, 15-9.
Meanwhile, Highlands got the win against Bellevue on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bluebirds.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Highlands was: they took every set by at least 15 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-6, 25-4, 25-10.
Ava Muzumdar and Audrey Sorrentino were among the main playmakers for Highlands as the former had four digs and four aces and the latter had four aces and 15 assists. That's the most aces Muzumdar has posted since back in September.
Highlands couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 65.2% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 29.7% earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 38.1%.
Lafayette's defeat dropped their record down to 21-10. As for Highlands, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: Lafayette has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Highlands struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Lafayette came up short against Highlands in their previous matchup back in August of 2021, falling 2-0. Will Lafayette have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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