Lakewood Park Christian has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to face off against the Lakeland Lakers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lakeland took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Lakewood Park Christian, who comes in off a win.
Lakewood Park Christian will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Prairie Heights, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Lakewood Park Christian put the hurt on Prairie Heights with a sharp 3-0 victory on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win Lakewood Park Christian has posted against Prairie Heights since August 17, 2015.
Lakewood Park Christian never let Prairie Heights on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-16, 25-23.
Among those leading the charge was Vanessa Crider, who had 19 digs. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 10.1 digs per game.
Lakewood Park Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Lakeland didn't have quite enough to beat Churubusco on Tuesday and fell 3-2. The Lakers have struggled against the Eagles recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Lakeland took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 13-25, 19-25, 25-13, 15-9.
Lakewood Park Christian now has a winning record of 13-12. As for Lakeland, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Lakewood Park Christian has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Lakeland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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