If Lake Placid was riding high off their 3-0 takedown of Hardee last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Lake Placid Dragons fell just short of the Avon Park Red Devils by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Dragons' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Lake Placid actually scored more points across those five sets (108-99), but sadly they still had to settle for second. After all that action, the final score was 25-21, 26-24, 16-25, 17-25, 15-13.
When it comes to explaining why Lake Placid lost, don't look at Kayla Oliveros. Despite the final result, she had 14 digs. Oliveros is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Lake Placid was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in three consecutive games.
Avon Park was led to victory by Liceomariz (Lisy) Rosario and Aliany Zavala. Rosario had 73 digs, while Zavala had 40 digs.
Lake Placid's loss dropped their record down to 8-6. As for Avon Park, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 7-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lake Placid will take on Okeechobee at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lake Placid will stroll in with a six game home winning streak (dating back to last season), but they should still watch out: the last time they lost at home was their October 5 matchup with Okeechobee. As for Avon Park, they will face off against Mulberry at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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