Lake Gibson entered their tilt with Lakeland on Thursday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They put the hurt on the Lakeland Dreadnaughts with a sharp 3-0 victory. This was payback for the Braves, who suffered a 3-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
Lake Gibson was generally in control, but really had to dig deep in the second set to get the win. The final score came out to 25-20, 28-26, 25-6.
Lake Gibson 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 seven aces in six consecutive matches.
Despite the loss, Lakeland still got an impressive performance from Megan Rine, who had 18 digs and two aces. Rine is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Lake Gibson's win bumped their record up to 9-5. As for Lakeland, their defeat was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 5-8.
Lake Gibson will be playing at home against McKeel Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. McKeel Academy will roll in looking for their ninth straight victory, something Lake Gibson surely won't give up without a fight. As for Lakeland, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Winter Haven at 7:30 p.m.
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