Volleyball Recap: Make It Eight in a Row for Lakeland

By Team Reports Oct 17, 2025, 5:11am

Volleyball Recap: Lakeland Hornets vs. Sleepy Hollow Horsemen

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10/14/25 @ Sleepy Hollow3-0
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10/06/25 @ Pearl River3-0
10/03/25 @ Yorktown3-1
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Lakeland had won seven straight games and Kelly Mallon did her part to make it eight on Tuesday. Everything went the Hornets' way against the Sleepy Hollow Horsemen as they made off with a 3-0 victory thanks in part to Mallon, who had 20 digs and 17 kills. Mallon is crushing it when it comes to kills: she's had at least eight every time she's taken the court this season.

Lakeland not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Sleepy Hollow between 16 and 19 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-16, 25-19.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lakeland to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sofia Cruz, who had 12 kills, five digs, and two aces. Another player making a difference was Lynae Petrosino, who had 27 assists and four digs.

They weren't the only good servers: Lakeland was lethal from the service line and finished the match with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive contests.

Lakeland's record now sits at 14-1. As for Sleepy Hollow, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.

Looking ahead, Lakeland will host Peekskill at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Sleepy Hollow does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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