Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy kicked off their season on the road on Tuesday and hit a couple of potholes. They fell just short of Sarasota Military Academy by a score of 3-2. Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Sarasota Military Academy apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2024.
Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy actually scored more points across those five sets (111-103), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 27-25, 15-25, 19-25, 15-11.

Addison Orlando
08/19/25 @ Sarasota Military Academy | 4 |
09/04/24 vs The Classical Academy of Sarasota | 6 |
09/03/24 vs Out-of-Door Academy | 2 |
Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Addison Orlando, who had 16 kills and four aces. She is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in each of the last three games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Scarlett Milbank, who had 12 kills and four aces.
Sarasota Military Academy found their leader in sophomore Paytyn Lewis, who had 20 digs and three aces.
Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-1 victory against The Classical Academy of Sarasota on the 21st. As for Sarasota Military Academy, they have also already played their next game, a 3-0 defeat against Admiral Farragut on the 21st.
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