Volleyball Preview: Lake Orion Dragons vs. Detroit Country Day Yellowjackets
The Lake Orion Dragons will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Detroit Country Day Yellowjackets at 4:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Lake Orion earned a 2-0 victory over Lakeland.
Lake Orion's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Lakeland between 20 and 21 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-21.
Among those leading the charge was Addison Dukus, who had six digs and two aces. She is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Allison O'Rourke, who had five digs and three aces.
Meanwhile, Detroit Country Day came tearing into Tuesday's game with 15 straight wins and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Cougars as they made off with a 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-12, 25-12, 25-19.
Lake Orion's record now sits at 21-9. As for Detroit Country Day, their victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-1.
Lake Orion took their win against Detroit Country Day when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lake Orion since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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