After flying high against Lake Placid last Thursday, Avon Park came back down to earth. The Red Devils came up short against the Lake Wales Highlanders on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The loss continues a trend for the Red Devils in their meetings with the Highlanders: they've now lost five in a row.
While Avon Park was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Lake Wales' winning margin in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-16, 25-23.
Maci Albritton paced Avon Park's offense, picking up five kills. Albritton got some help from Peyton Cobb and her seven assists. Sophia Heston controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Avon Park's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Lake Wales, they pushed their record up to 6-4 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Avon Park wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against Sebring on the 4th. As for Lake Wales, they will venture away from home to challenge Santa Fe Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Hawks will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more sets each game than the last.
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