Lakeside is 7-0 against Statesboro since August of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Lakeside Panthers will be staying on the road to face off against the Statesboro Blue Devils at 5:00 p.m.
Lakeside is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Johns Creek just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Gladiators.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-23.
Lakeside's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Mimi Fincher, who had seven digs and three aces, and Campbell King, who had four digs. That's the most aces Fincher has posted since last Saturday.
Meanwhile, Statesboro had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against Appling County by a score of 3-1 on Thursday.
Statesboro was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. After all that action, the final score was 19-25, 25-15, 25-17, 25-18.
Lakeside's defeat dropped their record down to 25-6-1. As for Statesboro, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
Lakeside was able to grind out a solid victory over Statesboro in their previous meeting back in August, winning 2-0. Will Lakeside repeat their success, or does Statesboro have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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