After four games on the road, Leyton is heading back home. They will welcome the Creek Valley Storm at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Leyton will be strutting in after a win while Creek Valley will be coming in after a defeat.
Leyton will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Bridgeport, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Leyton sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Bridgeport on Tuesday.
Leyton was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 27-25, 16-25, 25-15, 15-6.
Meanwhile, Creek Valley suffered their biggest loss since September 6th on Monday. They came up short against Kimball, falling 3-0. The Storm haven't had much luck with the Longhorns recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Creek Valley was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-21, 25-20.
Even though they lost, Creek Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive games.
Leyton's win was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 20-0. As for Creek Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-14.
Leyton beat Creek Valley 2-0 in their previous meeting back in September. Will Leyton repeat their success, or does Creek Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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