Lawrence-Nelson has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to face off against the High Plains Storm on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Lawrence-Nelson beat Blue Hill 3-1.
Lawrence-Nelson had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 25-18, 25-19, 25-18.
Meanwhile, High Plains waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They had just enough and edged the Panthers out 2-1.
High Plains had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 18-25, 25-17, 25-16.
Among those leading the charge was Gahvi Lesiak, who had seven digs and four aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in October of 2023.
High Plains was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. They are 4-1 when they serve at least ten aces.
Lawrence-Nelson is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-12 record this season. As for High Plains, they pushed their record up to 18-5 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home.
Lawrence-Nelson beat High Plains 2-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lawrence-Nelson since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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