Volleyball Preview: Ridge Community Bolts vs. Lakeland Dreadnaughts
Ridge Community is 0-8 against Lakeland since September of 2014 but things could change on Monday. The Ridge Community Bolts will stay at home for another game and welcome the Lakeland Dreadnaughts at 7:30 p.m. Ridge Community will be strutting in after a win while Lakeland will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Tuesday, Ridge Community narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Auburndale 3-2.
Ridge Community wouldn't go down easily and took Auburndale into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-15, 25-19, 25-27, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Lakeland came up short against Lake Wales on Thursday and fell 3-1. The loss continues a trend for the Dreadnaughts in their matchups with the Highlanders: they've now lost three in a row.
The match finished with set scores of 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 matchups.
The win got Ridge Community back to even at 7-7. As for Lakeland, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-11.
Ridge Community might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Lakeland when the teams last played back in August. Will Ridge Community have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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