The Bethany Christian Bruins's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Lakeland Lakers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Last Monday, Bethany Christian came up short against Bremen and fell 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 24-26, 25-17, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Lakeland had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Cougars.
Lakeland had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-18, 25-17, 25-20.
Lakeland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive contests.
Bethany Christian dropped their record down to 4-13 with the loss, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Lakeland, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season.
Bethany Christian suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Lakeland in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Bethany Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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