Lakeland is 2-8 against Tomahawk since October of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Lakeland Thunderbirds will head out on the road to square off against the Tomahawk Hatchets at 7:00 p.m.
Lakeland will head out to face Tomahawk after giving up their first home loss of the season on Saturday. Lakeland lost 3-0 to Mosinee. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Thunderbirds have suffered since October 19, 2023.
Lakeland was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the 0th set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-19, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Tomahawk can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Saturday. They skirted past Northland Pines 3-2.
Tomahawk took Northland Pines into a fifth set where they got it done with a nine-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 19-25, 22-25, 25-14, 15-6.
Tomahawk was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive matchups.
Lakeland's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-5. As for Tomahawk, their record now sits at 9-11.
Lakeland came up short against Tomahawk in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Lakeland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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