The Stratford Tigers will square off against the Lakeland Thunderbirds at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Stratford is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 19 games.
Last Tuesday, everything went Stratford's way against Assumption as Stratford made off with a 3-0 victory.
Stratford never let Assumption on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-6, 25-22.
Stratford's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Laney Pankratz, who had four digs and two aces, and Carly Pankratz, who had eight digs. That's the most aces Laney has posted since back in August.
Stratford was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. They are a perfect 8-0 when they serve at least ten aces.
Meanwhile, Lakeland got the win against Tomahawk on Saturday by a conclusive 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Thunderbirds.
The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-13, 25-17.
Stratford's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 27-3. As for Lakeland, their victory bumped their record up to 10-8.
Everything went Stratford's way against Lakeland when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Stratford made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Stratford since the squad 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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