Volleyball Recap: Lakeland's Run of Three Straight Wins Now Over

By Team Reports Oct 29, 2024, 5:28am

Volleyball Recap: Lakeland Lakers vs. Woodlan Warriors

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It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Lakeland can now relate to. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Woodlan Warriors on Saturday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Lakers of the 2-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in August of 2017.

Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 23-25, 25-20, 25-10.

ZOEY BOWMAN paced Lakeland's offense, picking up six kills. BOWMAN got some help from Abriana Abriana.Satterfield08@Gmail.Co and her 11 assists. Finally, Cara Schackow kept Lakeland's defense grounded, leading the team with three blocks.

Woodlan's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Makenna Smith led the charge by getting 15 digs. Smith is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last six games she's played. Another player making a difference was Victoria Crozier, who had four digs, two kills, and 24 assists.

The loss snapped Lakeland's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 22-11 record. As for Woodlan, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-9 record this season.

Lakeland does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Woodlan, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Jimtown at 10:00 a.m. Jimtown will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Woodlan surely won't give up without a fight.

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