Volleyball Preview: Lakeland Dreadnaughts vs. Bartow Yellow Jackets
Lakeland has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Bartow Yellow Jackets at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Lakeland came up short against Lake Wales and fell 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 22-25, 25-20, 25-21.
Even though they lost, Lakeland 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 five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Bartow also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Lake Gibson by a score of 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-17, 24-26, 25-16, 25-18.
Lakeland has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-11 record this season. As for Bartow, their loss was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 8-12.
Lakeland took their win against Bartow in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lakeland 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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