Bartow hasn't had much luck against Lakeland recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Yellow Jackets will venture away from home to challenge the Dreadnaughts at 6:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
On Thursday, Bartow came up short against Lake Gibson and fell 3-1.
While Bartow ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 21 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-21, 26-28, 25-21, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Lakeland came up short against George Jenkins on Thursday, falling 3-0. The Dreadnaughts have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Lakeland was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-16, 25-24.
Bartow's loss dropped their record down to 17-5. As for Lakeland, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-7.
Bartow couldn't quite get it done against Lakeland in their previous matchup on Monday as they fell 3-1. Can the Yellow Jackets avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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