Volleyball Preview: Lake Region Thunder vs. Auburndale Bloodhounds
The Lake Region Thunder will square off against the Auburndale Bloodhounds at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lake Region has four straight wins, Auburndale has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Tuesday, Lake Region got the win against Ridgeview Global Studies Academy by a conclusive 3-0.
While Lake Region won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-18, 25-19.
Lake Region was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Auburndale came up short against Davenport on Thursday and fell 3-1.
While Auburndale had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 20 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 15-25, 25-21, 25-20.
Lake Region's victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-3. As for Auburndale, their loss dropped their record down to 5-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Lake Region has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 9.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Auburndale struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Lake Region's way against Auburndale in their previous meeting last Tuesday, as Lake Region made off with a 3-0 win. Will Lake Region repeat their success, or does Auburndale have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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