Volleyball Recap: Lakeland Extends Home Winning Streak to Nine

By Team Reports Oct 1, 2025, 8:39pm

Volleyball Recap: Lakeland Hornets vs. Tappan Zee Dutchmen

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Lakeland extended their home winning streak to nine games dating back to last season thanks to a huge performance from Kelly Mallon. The Hornets walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Tappan Zee Dutchmen on Tuesday with plenty of help from Mallon, who had 21 digs and 20 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 had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-18, 25-23, 25-23.

Lakeland got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Sofia Cruz out in front who had 11 kills, six digs, and three aces. The dominant performance also gave Cruz a new career-high in assists (11). Lynae Petrosino was another key player, getting five digs and two aces.

Lakeland's victory bumped their record up to 9-1.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming matches. Lakeland will challenge Yorktown at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Tappan Zee, they will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Nanuet at 4:30 p.m. on the 14th.

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