Volleyball Recap: South Lake Snaps Four-Game Streak of Wins on the Road

If South Lake was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Umatilla on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Eagles fell 3-1 to the East Ridge Knights on Thursday. The Eagles were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Knights apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2024.

The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-21, 25-27, 25-18.

South Lake's offense was headlined by Presley Matlak and Jade Bedingfield, who picked up ten kills apiece. They got some help from Iris Trowbridge and her 15 assists. Matlak was also solid from the service line: she led the team with two aces.

East Ridge was led to victory by Ana Andrades Villa and Breylan Fairley. Andrades Villa had 11 digs and two aces, while Fairley had seven digs and four aces. Those 11 digs gave Andrades Villa a new career-high. Maria Martins Dutra also deserves some recognition as she had her first dig of the season.

South Lake's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-7. As for East Ridge, they pushed their record up to 8-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home.

South Lake has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against Eustis on the 16th. As for East Ridge, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-1 win against Gateway on the 16th.