Lakeland unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of the Lake Wales Highlanders by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Dreadnaughts have struggled against the Highlanders recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Lakeland actually scored more points across those five sets (116-114), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The final score came out to 30-28, 26-24, 22-25, 20-25, 16-14.
Zoe Haverkamp paced Lakeland's offense, picking up eight kills. Haverkamp got some help from Sophia Sasser and her 16 assists. Naomi Hartmann controlled things from the service line, finishing with five aces.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lakeland will welcome Winter Haven at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Lake Wales, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Winter Haven Christian at 7:00 p.m.
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