Lakeland has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Bartow Yellow Jackets at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Lakeland came up short against Lake Wales and fell 3-1.
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 games.
Meanwhile, Bartow also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Lake Gibson by a score of 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-17, 24-26, 25-16, 25-18.
Lakeland has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-11 record this season. As for Bartow, their loss was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 8-12.
Lakeland took their win against Bartow in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lakeland since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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