If Lexington was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Van Wert last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Lexington Minutemen took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Liberty-Benton Eagles on Tuesday.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Liberty-Benton scored at least 19 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-23, 19-25, 25-19.
Despite the loss, Lexington still got an impressive performance from Savannah Wolf, who had 11 digs and 22 assists. Wolf is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 15 or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Lexington couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 41.9% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was back in September.
Liberty-Benton was led to victory by Maddy Amstutz and Josie Todd. Amstutz had 31 digs and four aces, while Todd had seven digs and 46 assists. That's the most aces Amstutz has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Alyssa Roberts, who had ten digs and two aces.
Lexington's loss dropped their record down to 16-7. As for Liberty-Benton, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 16-8.
Lexington does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Liberty-Benton has already played their next matchup, a 3-1 defeat against Shelby on the 24th.
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