Legion Collegiate Academy is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Hedgesville. The Legion Collegiate Academy Lancers fell just short of the Hedgesville Eagles by a score of 2-1. The Lancers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Eagles apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played on Saturday.
Legion Collegiate Academy started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-17, 15-10.
Hedgesville was led to victory by Kylee Anne East and Bryana Ryder. East had four digs and 13 assists, while Ryder had 11 digs. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: East now posted eight or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
The defeat snapped Legion Collegiate Academy's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 17-4-3 record. As for Hedgesville, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 22-3-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Legion Collegiate Academy will take on Weddington at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Legion Collegiate Academy is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road. As for Hedgesville, they will face off against Washington at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hedgesville is facing Washington at the right time seeing as Washington is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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