The Crestwood Knights will venture away from home to square off against the Lakewood Gators at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Crestwood has now lost eight straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since September 9.
Last Tuesday, Crestwood came up short against Darlington and fell 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-19, 23-25, 25-16, 25-16.
Crestwood's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Katisia Coleman, who had seven digs, four aces, and a kill, and MaKayla Leonard, who had five aces, three kills, and two blocks. With that strong performance, Coleman is now averaging an impressive 2.1 aces per game.
Even though they lost, Crestwood 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 three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Lakewood came up short against Hartsville on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Gators have struggled against the Red Foxes recently, as their game on Tuesday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
While Lakewood was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Hartsville's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-12, 25-14.
Crestwood's loss dropped their record down to 2-16-3. As for Lakewood, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11.
Crestwood suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Lakewood in their previous meeting back in September. Can Crestwood avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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