Volleyball Preview: Winter Haven Blue Devils vs. Lake Wales Highlanders
Winter Haven is 10-0 against Lake Wales since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Winter Haven Blue Devils will face off against the Lake Wales Highlanders at 6:00 p.m. Winter Haven will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Last Wednesday, Winter Haven beat McKeel Academy 3-1.
The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 22-25, 25-20, 27-25.
Winter Haven found their leader in underclassman Camila DeJesus, who had 29 digs and four aces. Those 29 digs set a new season-high mark for DeJesus.
Meanwhile, Lake Wales earned a 3-1 victory over Lakeland on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Highlanders.
Lake Wales walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the first set). The final score came out to 25-15, 22-25, 25-20, 25-21.
Vallery Rodriguez was a one-man wrecking crew for Lake Wales as she had 28 digs.
Lake Wales was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 19 consecutive matchups.
Winter Haven's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-5. As for Lake Wales, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-2 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's game: Winter Haven has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Lake Wales 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.
Everything went Winter Haven's way against Lake Wales in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as Winter Haven made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Winter Haven 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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