Lakeland was the 3-1 winner over King's Fork when they last played one another back in October of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Cavaliers fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Lakeland actually scored more points across those five sets (102-99), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-20, 15-25, 19-25, 15-10.
Despite the loss, Lakeland still got an impressive performance from Olivia Hickok, who had 20 aces and 13 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Torian Barnes, who had 13 aces and one assist.
Lakeland dropped their record down to 1-1 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for King's Fork, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lakeland will venture away from home to face off against Franklin at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for King's Fork, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Western Branch at 5:45 p.m. on the 11th.
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