Lakeland entered their matchup against Mosinee on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Lakeland Thunderbirds lost 3-0 to the Mosinee Indians. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat 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.
Mosinee's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Taelyn Jirschele, who had 11 digs and three aces. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Jirschele now served two or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Miranda Shnowske, who had ten digs.
Lakeland's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-5. As for Mosinee, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 14-8.
Lakeland will head out to challenge Tomahawk at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Mosinee, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-2 win vs. Antigo on the 21st.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
