It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Lake Wales had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They skirted past the Gateway Panthers 3-2. For the Highlanders, this counts as revenge for the 3-0 defeat the Panthers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Lake Wales who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 23-25, 25-21, 27-29, 15-7.
Vallery Rodriguez was nothing short of spectacular: she had 34 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 17 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Lake Wales 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 six aces in 20 consecutive matchups.
Lake Wales has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-2 record this season. As for Gateway, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11.
As of now, neither Lake Wales nor Gateway have any future games scheduled.
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