Volleyball Preview: Lake Gibson Braves vs. Bartow Yellow Jackets
The Lake Gibson Braves will square off against the Bartow Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lake Gibson will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
On Thursday, Lake Gibson was able to grind out a solid win over Ridge Community, taking the game 3-1.
Lake Gibson had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 17-25, 25-11, 25-22, 25-15.
Peyton Dipple
| 10/09/25 vs Ridge Community | 18 |
| 10/07/25 vs Auburndale | 11 |
| 10/04/25 vs Davenport | 10 |
| 10/04/25 vs Davenport | 9 |
| 10/04/25 vs Lake Region | 12 |
| + 3 more games |
Lake Gibson can attribute much of their success to Peyton Dipple, who had 18 digs and three aces, and Alaina Saunders, who had six digs and three aces. That's the most digs Dipple has posted over her last eight contests.
They weren't the only good servers: Lake Gibson was lethal from the service line and finished the match with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Bartow lost 3-0 to Winter Haven on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for the Yellow Jackets in their meetings with the Blue Devils: they've now lost nine in a row.
The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-13, 25-15.
Bartow's defeat dropped their record down to 18-7. As for Lake Gibson, their victory bumped their record up to 12-10.
Lake Gibson beat Bartow 3-1 when the teams last played last Thursday. Will the Braves repeat their success, or do the Yellow Jackets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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