Lakeland lost against Lake Wales back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Lakeland Dreadnaughts fell 3-1 to the Lake Wales Highlanders. The Dreadnaughts have struggled against the Highlanders recently, as their game on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 22-25, 25-20, 25-21.
Even though they lost, Lakeland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive contests.
Vallery Rodriguez went supernova for Lake Wales, getting 28 digs.
Lakeland's defeat dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Lake Wales, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-2 record this season.
Lakeland will square off against Ridge Community at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Lake Wales, they will challenge Winter Haven at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Winter Haven will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Lake Wales surely won't give up without a fight.
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