Volleyball Game Preview: Lake Minneola Hawks vs. Niceville Eagles

By Team Reports Oct 21, 2024, 1:15am

Volleyball Preview: Lake Minneola Hawks vs. Niceville Eagles

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After three games on the road, Lake Minneola is heading back home. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Hawks challenges the Niceville Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Lake Minneola will be strutting in after a win while Niceville will be coming in after a defeat.

Lake Minneola is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They came out on top against Horizon by a score of 3-1.

The match came down to the wire multiple times:three sets needed extra rallies to declare a winner. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 26-28, 30-28, 26-24.

Meanwhile, Niceville faced Gulf Breeze in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Niceville fell 3-1 to Gulf Breeze. The Eagles have struggled against the Dolphins recently, as their game on Thursday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.

The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Gulf Breeze scored at least 18 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 21-25, 25-18, 25-20.

Lake Minneola's victory bumped their record up to 15-2. As for Niceville, the defeat snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 23-5 record.

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