Volleyball Preview: Lake Flyers vs. Lakeview Bulldogs
Lake has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Lakeview Bulldogs at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lake is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Clyde as Lake made off with a 3-0 win.
Lake was especially dominant in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 27-25, 25-14.
Lake's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Sydney Marchetto, who had 15 digs, and Calli Conley, who had four digs and two aces. Marchetto is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 15 or more in the last four games she's played.
Meanwhile, Lakeview came tearing into Saturday's game with five straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Blue Streaks by a score of 3-1.
Lakeview was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-10, 18-25, 25-23.
Lakeview can attribute much of their success to Mara Schmader, who had 20 digs.
Lake's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-6. As for Lakeview, their win bumped their record up to 22-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Lake has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Lakeview struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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